Are We Born Optimistic? Or Is It a Coping Skill We Learn as Adults? | Lori Markson

There's one brain bias that affects 80% of adults and it has a familiar name you may not expect: optimism. Not always thought of as a cognitive mechanism, the optimism bias leads people to overestimate the likelihood of positive outcomes and to underestimate the likelihood of negative outcomes. It c

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