Sam recalls the wonderful football team of his university days and the great season the team had in his senior year. In fact, the record was only mediocre. Sam's memory of it as more successful than it actually was is probably due to:

Bias

Explanation:

Bias is a psychological way of making preferential judgement in a manner that is unfair. It is a clouded judgement based on assumptions, favouritism or irrational beliefs.

bias

Explanation: Bias is the inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection. It is an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand often without knowledge of the facts. As a preconceived opinion or feeling, it can be positive or negative. Sam's memory of his football's team glory days as more successful than it actually was is probably due to bias, this is because he favors one side or issue over another and does not give an equal chance to another opinion concerning his team.

abolish

do away with

unanimous

in complete agreement

secede

separate; break free

inauguration

starting a new position with a formal ceremony.

cooperationist

people who wanted the north to cooperate with the south

surrender

to give up

volunteer

perform a service for free

draft

involuntary service in military

retreat

withdraw; move away from enemy

advisor

expert who gives advice

explanation:

because this was the year that the state of israel was formed