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optimism bias

cognitive bias that causes someone to believe that they themselves are less likely to experience a negative event
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optimism bias

Summary

optimism bias ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • optimism bias's subclass of is recorded as bias[2].
  • optimism bias's subclass of is recorded as optimism[3].
  • optimism bias's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[4].
  • optimism bias's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025wnx3[5].
  • optimism bias's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776294082[6].
  • optimism bias's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2776294082[7].

Why It Matters

optimism bias ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). optimism bias. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/optimism-bias
MLA “optimism bias.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/optimism-bias.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_optimism-bias_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{optimism bias}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/optimism-bias}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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