hindsight bias

is the tendency to monday morning quarterback.

'Hindsight bias: a.k.a Monday morning quarterback. See Fischhoff (1982).' Taleb (2004) page 269

is the inclination to see past events as being more predictable than they actually were.

Hindsight bias: The inclination to see past events as being more predictable than they actually were... also called the 'I-knew-it-all-along' effect.

is the tendency to see past events as being predictable at the time those events happened.

Hindsight bias Sometimes called the 'I-knew-it-all-along' effect, the tendency to see past events as being predictable at the time those events happened.

is the tendency to think that, had one paid more attention, one would have known actual events were coming before they happened.

'The reason for overconfidence may also have to do with hindsight bias, a tendency to think that one would have known actual events were coming before they happened, had one been present then or had reason to pay attention. Hindsight bias encourages a view of the world as more predictable than it really is.' Shiller, 2000

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hindsight bias