The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780307398185 (0307398188)
Publish date: June 21st 2011
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Reference,
Science,
Biology,
Culture,
Self Help,
Sociology,
Psychology,
Neuroscience,
Society,
Research,
Brain
A tendency that predates humanity--Author Tali Sharot didn’t expect to stumble on something like the optimism bias while she was researching how traumatic events create “flashbulb memories”, which are unusually vivid memories that as it turns out are often not as accurate as they feel. Why would ou...
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