________ is people's tendency to report falsely, after the fact, that they accurately predicted an outcome. It is sometimes referred to as the "I knew it all along effect."

A. Intervention bias
B. Confirmation bias
C. Selection bias
D. Hindsight bias


Answer: D

Psychology

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