Rochelle remembered getting "B's" in her English lit classes in college.But years later,when she applied for a job and took out her transcript,she was shocked to find that she had actually gotten "C-" grades.She then started telling everyone she remembers being a pretty poor student.Her erratic memory of her mediocre performance is most likely due to _________.
A)her poor memory
B)hindsight bias
C)consolidation
D)eidetic imagery

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Hindsight bias refers to a tendency for people to remember past events as being more predictable than they actually were. In this case, Rochelle's memory of her grades is influenced by hindsight bias, causing her to remember her performance as being worse than it actually was.

Rochelle Remembered Getting "B's" in Her English Lit Classes in College.But