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Hindsight Bias

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Hindsight bias is the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen or predicted it.

AP course connection

Topic 1.3: 1.3 Defining Psychological Science: The Experimental Method

Unit 1
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