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Pollyanna principle

Tendency of people to remember pleasant events more than unpleasant ones
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Pollyanna principle

Summary

Pollyanna principle is a cognitive bias[1]. It draws 289 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #24 of 95).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pollyanna principle's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • Pollyanna is named after Pollyanna principle[4].
  • Pollyanna principle's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[5].
  • Pollyanna principle's opposite of is recorded as negativity bias[6].
  • Pollyanna principle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cbrb7[7].
  • Pollyanna principle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779701405[8].

Why It Matters

Pollyanna principle draws 289 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #24 of 95).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pollyanna principle. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pollyanna-principle
MLA “Pollyanna principle.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pollyanna-principle.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pollyanna-principle_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pollyanna principle}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pollyanna-principle}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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