Taking Stock of Unrealistic Optimism. [PDF]
Perspect Psychol Sci, 2013 Researchers have used terms such as unrealistic optimism and optimistic bias to refer to concepts that are similar but not synonymous. Drawing from 3 decades of research, we discuss critically how researchers define unrealistic optimism, and we identify four types that reflect different measurement approaches: unrealistic absolute optimism at the ...
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It Matters to Whom You Compare Yourself: The Case of Unrealistic Optimism and Gender-Specific Comparisons. [PDF]
Am J Mens Health, 2023 Unrealistic Optimism (UO) appears when comparing participants’ risk estimates for themselves with an average peer, which typically results in lower risk estimates for the self.
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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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Vestibular stimulation attenuates unrealistic optimism [PDF]
Cortex, 2013 Unrealistic optimism refers to the pervasive tendency of healthy individuals to underestimate their likelihood of future misfortune, including illness. The phenomenon shares a qualitative resemblance with anosognosia, a neurological disorder characterized by a deficient appreciation of manifest current illness or impairment.
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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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Can Unrealistic Optimism Among Consumers Precipitate Economic Recessions?
RisksThis paper examines the macroeconomic implications of unrealistic optimism, a psychological bias that has been largely overlooked in economic models.
Hyun-Soo Doh, Jiahao Pan
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Accident frequency and unrealistic optimism: Children’s assessment of risk [PDF]
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2018 Accidental injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity among children, warranting research on their risk perceptions. Three hundred and seven children aged 10-11 years assessed the frequency, danger and personal risk likelihood of 8 accidents. Two social-cognitive biases were manifested. The frequency of rare accidents (e.g.
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Optimism bias, judgment of severity, and behavioral change during two stages of the pandemics in China. [PDF]
Sci RepWe investigated the factors and consequences of optimism bias during two critical periods of the COVID-19 outbreak in China. In February 2020, we conducted Study 1 (N = 4313) to examine the initial outbreak.
Lyu D, Jia F, Gai X.
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Invulnerability bias in perceptions of artificial intelligence's future impact on employment. [PDF]
Sci RepThe adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the labor market; however, individuals’ perceptions of its impact remain inconsistent. This study investigates the presence of the Invulnerability Bias (IB), where workers perceive that AI will ...
Barrera-Jimenez F +3 more
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Unrealistic Optimism in the Time of Coronavirus Pandemic: May It Help to Kill, If So-Whom: Disease or the Person? [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2020 Dolinski D +4 more
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