When animal rights activists point out that some of the research using animals as subjects is trivial and the results were already obvious, they may be falling prey to the:
A) I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon.
B) generalization decrement phenomenon.
C) fundamental attribution error.
D) None of the answers is correct.

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The I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon, also known as hindsight bias, refers to the tendency to see events as having been predictable after they have already occurred. Activists may claim that research results were obvious after the fact, demonstrating this bias.

When Animal Rights Activists Point Out That Some of the Research