The tendency to view events that have already occurred in the past as more predictable than they were before they took place is called _____________.

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Hindsight bias is the tendency to believe that events were more predictable or foreseeable after they have occurred than before they have occurred. This bias can distort our view of how events actually unfolded and can cause us to overestimate our own ability to predict future events.

The Tendency to View Events That Have Already Occurred in the Past