Question

Match the type of non-scientific bias to its corresponding description:


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Hindsight bias


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Fundamental attribution error


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Confirmation bias

A.
The tendency to over-emphasize personality-based explanations for behaviours observed in others, while under-emphasizing the role and power of situational influences on the same behaviour.

B.
The tendency to search for or interpret information in such a way that one’s preconceptions appear to be validated.

C.
The inclination to see past events as being predictable.

Answer 1

Here are the matches for the types of non-scientific bias to their corresponding descriptions:

- **Hindsight bias**: C. The inclination to see past events as being predictable.

- **Fundamental attribution error**: A. The tendency to over-emphasize personality-based explanations for behaviours observed in others, while under-emphasizing the role and power of situational influences on the same behaviour.

- **Confirmation bias**: B. The tendency to search for or interpret information in such a way that one’s preconceptions appear to be validated.