The tendency to reconstruct the past to fit the present is termed:
A)consistency bias.
B)change bias.
C)transience.
D)fundamental attribution error.

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Consistency bias is the tendency to reconstruct the past to fit the present. This bias leads people to remember past events as being more consistent with their current beliefs and attitudes than they actually were. Option B and C are incorrect as they describe different memory biases. Option D describes the tendency to overemphasize dispositional explanations for others' behavior.

The Tendency to Reconstruct the Past to Fit the Present