RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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Skepticism
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Critical Thinking
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence
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Perceiving order in random events
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the student council election, a friend tells you he could have guessed who would be elected president. What psychological phenomenon might this illustrate? Q. hindsight bias.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which scenario BEST illustrates hindsight bias? You predicted you would earn 80 percent on your test but you only earned 70 percent.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of the hindsight bias include a person believing they predicted who would win an election or sporting event. Students might assume that they could predict the questions and answers on exams, which can affect how much effort they devote to studying.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hindsight bias occurs when people feel that they “knew it all along, ” that is, when they believe that an event is more predictable after it becomes known than it was before it became known.
Detailed explanation-5: -The correct option is D. It indicates our tendency to believe falsely, after the outcome is known, that we would have accurately predicted it. See full answer below.