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What is unrealistic optimism? [PDF]
Consciousness and Cognition, 2017 Here we consider the nature of unrealistic optimism and other related positive illusions. We are interested in whether cognitive states that are unrealistically optimistic are belief states, whether they are false, and whether they are epistemically irrational. We also ask to what extent unrealistically optimistic cognitive states are fixed.
Anneli Jefferson +2 more
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Unrealistic optimism and decision making [PDF]
Psihologija, 2009 One of the leading descriptive theories of decision-making under risk, Tversky & Kahneman's Prospect theory, reveals that normative explanation of decisionmaking, based only on principle of maximizing outcomes expected utility, is unsustainable.
Božović Bojana, Gvozdenović Vasilije
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Psikiyatride Güncel YaklaşımlarUnrealistic optimism is considered as an optimism bias based on the individual's motives of self-exaggeration and protection and is defined as evaluating oneself more positively than others.
Gülçin Karadeniz
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International journal of health sciences, 2022 This study aimed to measure the unrealistic optimism of the two samples vaccinated and not vaccinated with Cov-19 virus. The researcher used a measure of unrealistic optimism (researcher’s construct), where the current study aimed at the existence of unrealistic optimism among the vaccinated with an arithmetic mean (94.7347) and a standard deviation ...
Zinah Ali Salih, Hanan Majiad Noor eabd
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Self-affirmation moderates effects of unrealistic optimism and pessimism on reactions to tailored risk feedback [PDF]
Psychology and Health, 2010 Isaac Lipkus +2 more
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Smokers' unrealistic optimism about their risk. [PDF]
Tob Control, 2005 Objective:Past studies have produced ambiguous or inconsistent results when testing whether smokers actually underestimate their own risks of experiencing tobacco related illness. Whereas smokers claim that they are less at risk than the average smoker on self administered questionnaires, this unrealistic optimism has not been found in telephone or ...
Weinstein ND, Marcus SE, Moser RP.
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OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC [PDF]
Консультативная психология и психотерапия, 2021 According to COVID-19 research, the introduction of a self-isolation and quarantine regime is an effective measure to contain the pandemic. The article examines the problem of psychological factors of observing stay-at-home recommendations, among which ...
OLEG A. SYCHEV +4 more
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Mimicry boosts social bias: unrealistic optimism in a health prevention case
Social Influence, 2023 Unrealistic optimism bias appears when a person perceives oneself – in comparison to peers – as less at risk from threats. This bias has been widely reported and the consequences are clear: it puts one’s health in danger.
Wojciech Kulesza +3 more
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How unrealistic optimism is maintained in the face of reality. [PDF]
Nat Neurosci, 2011 Unrealistic optimism is a pervasive human trait that influences domains ranging from personal relationships to politics and finance. How people maintain unrealistic optimism, despite frequently encountering information that challenges those biased beliefs, is unknown.
Sharot T, Korn CW, Dolan RJ.
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We are infected with the new, mutated virus UO-COVID-19
Archives of Medical Science, 2020 Introduction Optimism is boosted by leaders hoping for job creation, increased business spending, and a high consumption rate. In this research, we assessed the hazardous side effect for global health policies stemming from this optimism: unrealistic ...
Wojciech Kulesza +5 more
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