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29 May, 04:10

As Alicia awaits the birth of her first grandchild, she says she doesn't care if it is a boy or a girl as long as the baby is healthy. When she holds her new granddaughter for the first time, Alicia reveals that she knew all along that her daughter would have a little girl. Alicia's barrier to rational reasoning in this instance is a case of:

a. hindsight bias

b. confirmation bias

c. a mental set

d. justification of effort

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  1. 29 May, 06:56
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    Alicia's barrier to rational reasoning in this instance of hindsightbias (a)

    Explanation:

    The Hindsight bias is also referred to as knew-it-all-along phenomenon or creeping determinism.

    Hindsight bias refers to the mental ability or the psychological ability of people or a person to predict or overestimate an outcome that could not be predicted otherwise

    Like in the above question Alicia is overconfident about her opinion about having a granddaughter (she is predicting an outcome)
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