It Is Relatively Easy for a Person to Develop Plausible

question 95

Multiple Choice

It is relatively easy for a person to develop plausible explanations for the personality traits of people he or she has known for years.Which term explains this ability

• A) hindsight bias
• B) overconfidence effect 
• C) social desirability bias
• D) foreshadowing bias

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Definitions:

Indentured Servants

Indentured servants were individuals who contracted to work for a specific period, typically four to seven years, in exchange for passage to the New World, food, and lodging, prevalent in colonial America.

Bartolomé de Las Casas

A 16th-century Spanish historian and Dominican missionary who advocated for the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.

African Slavery

The forced enslavement of African people, primarily seen in historic contexts such as the transatlantic slave trade to the Americas.

Native Americans

The indigenous peoples of the United States, including those who were present prior to European colonization as well as their descendants.