Which of the following is a major problem of after-the-fact or "hindsight" explanations?
A)There are many ways of explaining past events and there is usually no way to know which of these explanations is correct.
B)Hindsight explanations fail to provide a foundation on which further scientific study can occur.
C)Science requires that theories be testable and hindsight explanations are usually too theoretically complex and sophisticated to be testable.
D)Hindsight explanations overemphasize the importance of external validity.

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Hindsight explanations suffer from the issue that multiple explanations can seem plausible after the fact, but it's difficult to determine which one is actually correct. This is because knowing the outcome influences our perception of the events leading up to it, making it challenging to objectively assess the causes.

Which of the Following Is a Major Problem of After-The-Fact