Question

Professor Smith told one class that drinking alcohol has been found to increase sexual desire. He informed another class that drinking alcohol has been found to reduce sexual appetite. The fact that neither class was surprised by the information they received best illustrates the power of __________.A. replication. B. hindsight bias. C. the double-blind procedure. D. the placebo effect.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Hindsight bias

Explanation:

Hindsight bias is a psychological term that refers to an individual overestimating the prediction of a certain event.

It talks about people predicting an event wrongly then going ahead to claim the prediction was going to be the opposite of what they first predicted.

In this case the students weren’t surprised about what he said at first because they felt they knew what he was meant to say

Answer 2

Answer:

B. hindsight bias

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that this fact best illustrates the power of hindsight bias. In the context of psychology this term explains the tendency that individuals have to overestimate their ability to predict an event that could not have been predicted, especially after it has already happened. Which in this case the class was most likely not surprised as they felt they knew what the Professor was going to say.