Which of the following is predicted by the hindsight bias?
A) People will perceive that time goes by faster as they get older.
B) It will be easier to remember events that happened in the recent past than to remember events that happened a long time ago.
C) Events that have already occurred will be judged as being more likely to have occurred than they would have been before they occurred.
D) Events that are easy to imagine will be judged as being more likely than events that are less easy to imagine.

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Hindsight bias refers to the tendency of people to overestimate the predictability of events once the outcome is known. It is often summarized by the phrase "I knew it all along." This bias leads individuals to believe that an event was more predictable after it has happened, which is why option C is correct.

Which of the Following Is Predicted by the Hindsight Bias