To help us understand the world we

A) form categories.
B) develop prejudice.
C) generalize from stereotypes.
D) create bias.

Hindsight Bias

is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome.

Just-World Phenomenon

A cognitive bias that leads people to believe that the world is inherently fair, causing them to rationalize an unjust situation as deserved by the victim.

Scapegoating

The practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame as a way of deflecting attention from one’s own failures or inadequacies.