Participants in an experiment heard a description of the military conflicts between the British and the Gurkas in India. Some were told the true outcome and others were told false outcomes. Most participants insisted that they would have correctly predicted the outcome that they were told about. This effect is known as

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The effect described in the scenario is known as hindsight bias, which refers to the tendency for people to believe that they would have predicted an event or outcome after it has occurred, even if they had no prior knowledge or information that would have enabled them to make an accurate prediction. Confabulation and repression are not relevant concepts in this context, and while procedural memory is a valid concept, it is not applicable to this scenario.

Participants in an Experiment Heard a Description of the Military