'I knew it all along ... didn't I?' -- Understanding hindsight bias
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 12:01
in Psychology & Sociology
The situation may be different each time, but we hear ourselves say it over and over again: "I knew it all along." The problem is that too often we actually didn't know it all along, we only feel as though we did. In a new article, psychological scientists explore existing research on "hindsight bias," identifying the factors that make us susceptible to the phenomenon and identifying some ways we might be able to combat it.