You Believe That a Test Is Going to Turn Out

question 138

Multiple Choice

You believe that a test is going to turn out badly, but then you get an A on that test. If you then tell friends that you knew all along that you would do well on the test, you are showing

• A) hindsight bias.
• B) the anchoring bias.
• C) student bias.
• D) the availability bias.
• E) convergent thinking.

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Sum of Squared Scores

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