"I'm SO glad I didn't bet on the Yankees to win the World Series this year," Vittorio said to his wife Debbie. "I knew that even though they had all of the best players and the highest payroll that they wouldn't win!"

The fact that Vittorio said this the day after the Yankees lost the last game of the World Series is an example of the __________ bias.
a. heuristic
b. belief
c. hindsight
d. exemplar


Answer: C

Psychology

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