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Hindsight Bias
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Hindsight bias is the tendency to see an outcome as having been predictable once that outcome is known.
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After a study's result is announced, most people rate it as obvious — including people who predicted the opposite beforehand.
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Hindsight bias is why psychology looks like common sense. Written-down predictions are the check.