Mechanism family · v2 taxonomy
Retrospective evaluation
Patterns where knowing an outcome changes later judgments of predictability, decision quality, blame, or responsibility.
Reviewed mapping
3 canonical entries currently belong to this family.
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Cognitive BiasHindsight Bias – when knowing the outcome changes what seemed predictableHindsight bias is the tendency to see an event as more predictable after learning its outcome. Knowing what happened can change how we reconstruct the uncertainty that existed befoRead entry Attribution BiasMoral Luck – when outcomes change blame for otherwise similar choicesResultant Moral Luck describes cases where people judge blame, punishment, or moral responsibility differently because similar actions lead to different outcomes partly outside theRead entry Cognitive BiasOutcome Bias – when results change the evaluation of a decisionOutcome bias occurs when knowing the result changes an evaluation of a decision even though the information available when it was made is the same. A lucky result can make a weak pRead entry
