Pollyannaism „The Pollyanna principle (also called Pollyannaism or positivity bias) is the tendency for people to focus on pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant ones. Research indicates that at the subconscious level, the mind has a tendency to focus[…]
Tag: Psycho Wednesday
Psycho Wednesday #2 Clustering illusion
Clustering Illusion “Clustering illusion” is a natural people’s tendency to perceive some pattern or „cluster” of data, but in fact there is no pattern. Elements in some system are always in some relation,[…]
Psycho Wednesday #1 Confirmation bias
It’s a first post from new The Psycho Wednesday Collection. In the Psycho Wednesday I am shortly describing the most important ideas or theories of psychology and sociology. I strongly belive the collection will be useful for[…]