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Postdiction

Postdiction involves explanation after the fact. In skepticism, it is considered an effect of hindsight bias that explains claimed predictions of significant events such as plane crashes and natural disasters. In religious contexts, theologians frequently refer to postdiction using the Latin term vaticinium ex eventu (foretelling after the event).…

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Postdiction

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Avg. degree1.95
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related to Cognitive science · 9
Postdiction → Afzal Upal, Concepts, Heath, In, Made, Stick, The, Upal's, Walter Kintsch
related to Neuroscience · 5
Postdiction → Eagleman, In, Its, Sejnowski, The
related to Skepticism · 3
Postdiction → Accusations, In, These
is a · 2
Postdiction → justification process that allows a reader to make sense of a concept in a given context, particular interpretation of experimental results showing temporal integration of information

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event prediction events predictions interpretation term predicted skepticism integration may vague psychics postdictive effect hindsight bias could religious using skeptics

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Postdictionis ajustification process that allows a reader to make sense of a concept in a given context0.90text
Postdictionis aparticular interpretation of experimental results showing temporal integration of information0.90text
plane crashesinstance ofit is considered an effect of hindsight bias that explains claimed predictions of significant events0.80text
natural disastersinstance ofit is considered an effect of hindsight bias that explains claimed predictions of significant events0.80text
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceIn0.60section
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceThe0.60section
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceWalter Kintsch0.60section
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceAfzal Upal0.60section
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceHeath0.60section
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceUpal's0.60section
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceMade0.60section
Postdictionrelated to Cognitive scienceStick0.60section

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