# normalcy bias

> tendency for people to believe that things will always function the way they normally have functioned and therefore to underestimate both the likelihood of a disaster and its possible effects

**Wikidata**: [Q7051842](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7051842)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/normalcy-bias