I “knew” they wouldn’t last: Hindsight bias in judgments of a dating couple

Author:

Bleske-Rechek AprilORCID,Gunseor Michaela M.ORCID,Nguyen KaiORCID

Abstract

<p xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1">When a romantic relationship ends, individuals often look back and wish they had done things differently. What may seem clear in hindsight, however, is often unclear in foresight. We investigated the effects of outcome knowledge on individuals’ judgments of a dating couple. In Study 1 (181 U.S. college students, 334 U.S. community adults), participants read about a couple with an uncertain relationship trajectory; then, experimental group participants received knowledge about the couple’s status six months down the road as broken up or still together, while control group participants received no outcome knowledge. Individuals who were told the dating couple broke up perceived that outcome as more likely and obvious compared to those who were not given outcome knowledge or who were told the couple stayed together. In Study 2 (262 U.S. college students, 333 U.S. community adults), participants in the experimental conditions received knowledge about the couple’s status six months later as broken up or engaged, while control group participants received no outcome knowledge. In both samples, outcome knowledge of a breakup had a negative effect on individuals’ judgments about the couple. Among community adults, but not among college students, outcome knowledge of an engagement positively affected judgments of the couple. We offer directions for future research and discuss the mechanisms by which hindsight bias might affect evaluations of our own and others’ relationships.</p></span> </div> </div> <div id="ContentPlaceHolder1_divPublisher" class="publisher mt40"> <p class="font-bold font20">Publisher</p> <p class="color-gray2 mt10"> <span id="ContentPlaceHolder1_Labelpublisher">Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)</span> </p> </div> <div id="ContentPlaceHolder1_divSubject" class="subject mt40"> <p class="font-bold font20">Subject</p> <p id="ContentPlaceHolder1_divSubject2" class="color-gray2 mt10">Social Psychology,Applied Psychology</p> </div> <div id="ContentPlaceHolder1_divLink" class="link mt40"> <p class="font-bold font20">Link</p> <p id="ContentPlaceHolder1_divLink2" class="link-item color-gray2 mt10"><a href="https://spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/spb/article/download/9967/9967.pdf" target="_blank">https://spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/spb/article/download/9967/9967.pdf</a></p> </div> <div id="ContentPlaceHolder1_divReference" class="reference mt40"> <p class="font-bold font20">Reference<span class="reference-num"><span id="ContentPlaceHolder1_Labelreferencescount">46</span> articles.</span></p> <div id="ContentPlaceHolder1_divReference2" class="reference-item color-gray2 mt10"><p>1. <a href="/WebPortal/ArticleView?wd=FA07B4B65EA61D19FC334437715C0F3740FDA61D248930FAC007DC957CE5E006" target="_blank">The Consequences of the Hindsight Bias in Medical Decision Making</a></p><p>2. <a href="/WebPortal/ArticleView?wd=3860211E45E775905B43ABB2D2053974FF8286CA811B2B3228C1F661073FE3A2" target="_blank">Hindsight bias among physicians weighing the likelihood of diagnoses.</a></p><p>3. <a href="/WebPortal/ArticleView?wd=3860211E45E7759026F9EC0177E2D9CDF9E0D58DEC5AFB754A6AB64FEA955E0C" target="_blank">Bad is Stronger than Good</a></p><p>4. <a href="/WebPortal/ArticleView?wd=A4641E8DCE00D0DACC1F73DDE3936757" target="_blank">The Influence of Outcome Knowledge: Hindsight Bias in the Context of a Suicide</a></p><p>5. <a href="/WebPortal/ArticleView?wd=3860211E45E77590032357A085BCD070750EA823981F7E26" target="_blank">Hindsight bias from 3 to 95 years of age.</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <!----------------------------------到这结束----------------------------------------> <!--main end--> </div> <input type="hidden" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$HiddenField1" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HiddenField1" value="9729BFCA968D9C8477DB5312412E8CD17B4B8DCFBA685AC6" /> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <!--foot start--> <div class="box100 foot "> <div class="box1200 mau clearfix"> <div class="pt20 pb20 font24">同舟云学术</div> <div class="fl box50"> <div class="box100 clearfix"> <p class="foot-tip fl mr15 fun-btn"><span>1.学者识别</span>学者识别</p> <p class="foot-tip fl mr15 fun-btn"><span>2.学术分析</span>学术分析</p> <p class="foot-tip fl mr15 fun-btn"><span>3.人才评估</span>人才评估</p> </div> <p class="font12 pr40 pt20 pb20 color-gray">"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811<span style="font-size:0px;color:white">{复制后删除}</span>0370</p> <p class="color-gray"><b><a href="/">www.globalauthorid.com</a></b></p> </div> <div class="fr qerbox "> <p class="color-blue text-center pt20 pb10">TOP</p> <a href="#top" class="btn-top mau"><img src="/images/top.png" alt=""></a> </div> <div class="fr qerbox mr15"><img src="/images/code_web.png" alt=""></div> </div> <p class="pt20 pb20 text-center">Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司<br> <a href="http://www.beian.gov.cn/portal/registerSystemInfo?recordcode=11010802033243" target="_blank">京公网安备11010802033243号</a>  <a href="https://beian.miit.gov.cn/#/Integrated/index" target="_blank">京ICP备18003416号-3</a></p> </div> <!--foot end--> </td> </tr> </table> </form> </body> </html>