Researchers have shown that there is a tendency for people to think of themselves as having "improved" over time, but also to exaggerate past failures or unreasonably criticize their former selves as a way of enhancing their views of their selves in the present. This is called the
A) consistency bias
B) judgment bias
C) heuristic bias
D) egocentric bias

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This phenomenon is known as the egocentric bias, which involves enhancing one's view of oneself in the present by exaggerating past failures or criticizing one's former self.

Researchers Have Shown That There Is a Tendency for People