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Pollyanna principle

Tendency of people to remember pleasant events more than unpleasant ones
Event Cognitive Bias Q2659226

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4 properties
Instance of
cognitive bias
Part of
psychological terminology[3]
Named after
Pollyanna[2]
Opposite of
negativity bias[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pollyanna Effect en Pollyanna principle ar مبدأ بوليانا cs Pollyannin princip es sesgo de positividad es efecto Pollyanna es Principio de Pollyanna fa اصل پلی‌آنا fi myönteisyysvinouma fi positiivisuusharha fr Principe de Pollyanna he עיקרון פוליאנה it Sindrome di Pollyanna ja ポリアンナ効果 ko 폴리아나 원리 pl efekt Pollyanny pl reguła Pollyanny pt Síndrome de Poliana pt Síndrome de Pollyanna ru Принцип Поллианны
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Freebase ID
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779701405

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Instance of 1
cognitive bias
Named after 1
Pollyanna
Opposite of 1
negativity bias
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negativity bias
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Summary

Pollyanna principle is a cognitive bias[1].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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