Which of the following is a correct explanation for why the hindsight bias exists?
A)Once we know the outcome, we pretend we knew it was going to happen in order to make ourselves feel better.
B)Once we know the outcome, we reinterpret old evidence to make sense of that outcome.
C)Before we know the outcome, we ignore evidence that contradicts what we believe.
D)Before we know the outcome, we have too much evidence to consider to make an accurate prediction.

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The hindsight bias is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that we would have predicted or expected the outcome beforehand. This bias exists because we reinterpret past events and evidence to make sense of the outcome we now know.

Which of the Following Is a Correct Explanation for Why