Question

Why does counterfactual thinking lead to attribution bias?

Options

• Because it is always based on objective evidence.

• Because all people imagine the same alternatives.

• Because different people imagine different alternatives and reach different conclusions about the same event.

• Because it completely eliminates cognitive shortcuts.

Answer 1

Because different people imagine different alternatives and reach different conclusions about the same event.

Explanation:

Counterfactual thinking creates bias because it is based on imagination, not facts, and since different people imagine different "What if?" scenarios, they arrive at entirely different conclusions about the same person or event.