Question

Public opinion poll was administered to 50 people before the election of President Barack Obama. Polls taken before election night showed 50% of the people polled believed Barack Obama would be elected president. After the election results, the same people were asked if they believed Barack Obama would be elected president, and this time 75% of the people said yes. This may be an example of ________ bias.

Group of answer choices

transient

hindsight

egocentric

stereotypical

Answer 1

The answer is the hindshight bias.

Step-by-step explanation:

This bias takes place when a person believes an event was more predictable after it already has occured. For this reason, it is also called the "knew-it-all-along" bias.

The hindsight bias might cause memory distortions in people: it's possible that they reinterpret some of their memories in order to fit their perceived prediction.