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Which of these describes the tendency to mould one of the interpretation of the past to fit how events actually turned out? a, the overconfidence effect.
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B, selective amnesia.
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C, retroactive interference.
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Or d, the hindsight bias.
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Let's go through these answers.
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What is the overconfidence effect? it's the tendency for people to overestimate their ability.
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So if you ask them how good you think they are at something and then you actually test them, you'll find that their confidence in their abilities is higher than it really should be to be objectively accurate.
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So that's not changing one's interpretation of the past.
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Selective amnesia is a type of amnesia where some things are forgotten, but not all.
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For example, you may forget particular people, but the events are remembered...