Optimism bias
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optimism-bias-178-6627768
title:
Optimism bias
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Optimism bias or optimistic bias is a cognitive bias that causes someone to believe that they themselves are less likely to experience a negative event. It is also known as unrealistic optimism or comparative optimism. Optimism bias is common and transcends gender, ethnicity, nationality, and age. However, autistic people are less susceptible to this kind of biases. Optimistic biases have also reported in other animals, such as rats and birds. Four factors can cause a person to be optimistically
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Type of cognitive bias
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism_bias
date created:
2006-09-30T19:52:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:25:37Z
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