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Unit 5 – Cognitive Psychology
Topic 5.8
How does the hindsight bias contribute to overconfidence in our judgments?
It helps us accurately predict future outcomes.
It leads us to believe we could have predicted an outcome after it has occurred.
It encourages us to always consider alternative outcomes.
It prompts us to admit errors in our past predictions more readily .
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AP Psychology - 5.8 Biases and Errors in Thinking
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