The optimism bias : a tour of the irrationally positive brain
Tali Sharot
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (202 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prologue: A Glass Forever Half Full? -- 1. Which Way Is Up?: Illusions of the Human Brain -- 2. Are Animals Stuck in Time?: The Evolution of Prospection -- 3. Is Optimism a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?: How the Mind Transforms Predictions into Reality -- 4. What Do Barack Obama and Shirley Temple Have in Common?: When Private Optimism Meets Public Despair -- 5. Can You Predict What Will Make You Happy?: The Unexpected Ingredient for Well-being -- 6. Crocuses Popping Up Through the Snow?: When Things Go Wrong: Depression, Interpretation, and Genes -- 7. Why Is Friday Better Than Sunday?: The Value of Anticipation and the Cost of Dread -- 8. Why Do Things Seem Better After We Choose Them?: The Mind's Journey from Expectation to Choice and Back -- 9. Are Memories of 9/11 as Accurate as They Seem?: How Emotion Changes Our Past -- 10. Why Is Being a Cancer Survivor Better Than Winning the Tour de France?: How the Brain Turns Lead into Gold -- 11. A Dark Side to Optimism?: From World War II to the Credit Crunch-Underestimating Risk Is Like Drinking Red Wine -- Epilogue: A Beautiful Mademoiselle or a Sad Old Lady?: From Prediction to Perception to Action -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- About the Author.
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| ISBN | 0-307-36695-2
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