It is relatively easy for a person to develop plausible explanations for the personality traits of people he or she knows. Which term explains this ability?

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Hindsight bias refers to the tendency for people to believe, after the fact, that they would have predicted or expected an event or outcome that has already occurred. In the context of personality traits, people may use their knowledge of someone's behavior to construct plausible explanations for why that person acted the way they did, making it seem easier to predict their personality than it truly is.

It Is Relatively Easy for a Person to Develop Plausible