The hindsight bias occurs because after an event occurs, people
a. explain why the event occurred to themselves, and explaining makes it seem inevitable.
b. have to assert that they predicted it correctly as a way to enhance their self-esteem.
c. repress the memory of their previous predictions because they find them embarrassing.
d. imagine that the event turned out differently than it did, and this confuses them.
Answer: A
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