Suppose that you are asked, after an event, to recall what you predicted the outcome to be before it occurred. A hindsight bias will lead you to____________.
A) recall your earlier forecast as being more positive than it was
B) recall your earlier forecast as being more negative than it was
C) recall your earlier forecast as being more accurate than it really was
D) recall your earlier forecast as being less accurate than it really was

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Hindsight bias is the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, thus leading individuals to recall their predictions as being more accurate than they actually were.

Suppose That You Are Asked, After an Event, to Recall