Niaz's car breaks down, and he is convinced that it was a predictable event even though there was no way of knowing it would happen. This exemplifies ________.
A) anchoring bias
B) availability heuristic
C) hindsight bias
D) representational bias

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Niaz's belief that the car breakdown was predictable, despite there being no way to know it would happen, is an example of hindsight bias. Hindsight bias is the tendency to see events as having been predictable after they have already occurred.

Niaz's Car Breaks Down, and He Is Convinced That It