The Hindsight Bias Occurs Because After an Event Occurs, People

question 248

Multiple Choice

The hindsight bias occurs because after an event occurs, people

• A) explain why the event occurred to themselves, and explaining makes it seem inevitable.
• B) have to assert that they predicted it correctly as a way to enhance their self-esteem.
• C) repress the memory of their previous predictions because they find them embarrassing.
• D) imagine that the event turned out differently than it did, and this confuses them.

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