The Tendency to Overestimate One's Ability Predict the Outcome of an Event

question 6

Multiple Choice

The tendency to overestimate one's ability predict the outcome of an event after it has occurred is to _____ as the tendency to blame a person faced with misfortune for having somehow caused the problem is to _____.

• A)self-serving bias; self-effacing bias
• B)fundamental attribution bias; just-world hypothesis
• C)self-effacing bias; self-serving bias
• D)hindsight bias; blaming the victim

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Definitions:

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