When and why narcissists exhibit greater hindsight bias and less perceived learning

• Main Authors: HOWES, Satoris S., KAUSEL, Edgar E., JACKSON, Alexander T., REB, Jochen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: decision making; hindsight bias; learning; narcissism; prediction accuracy; should counterfactual thinking; Applied Behavior Analysis; Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6577; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7576/viewcontent/pre_pub_version.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The present research sought to examine the impact of narcissism, prediction accuracy, and should counterfactual thinking—which includes thoughts such as “I should have done something different”—on hindsight bias (the tendency to exaggerate in hindsight what one knew in foresight) and perceived learn...