Alexandra is told that research supports the value of cosmetic surgery for boosting self-esteem.Belinda is told that the esteem-enhancing value of cosmetic surgery has been refuted by research.Both women consider the research findings to be common sense.This best illustrates the power of
A) the placebo effect.
B) hindsight bias.
C) random assignment.
D) the double-blind procedure.

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Hindsight bias occurs when people believe that they could have predicted an outcome after it has already occurred. In this scenario, both women believe that the research findings confirm their own common sense beliefs, which is an example of hindsight bias.

Alexandra Is Told That Research Supports the Value of Cosmetic