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negativity bias

psychological phenomenon by which humans have a greater recall of unpleasant memories compared with positive memories
Event cognitive_bias Q16254302

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3 properties
Instance of
cognitive bias
Part of
psychological terminology[2]
Opposite of
Pollyanna principle[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en negativity bias ar انحياز للسلبية es Sesgo de negatividad fa منفی‌نگری fi negatiivisuusharha fi kielteisyysvinouma fr biais de négativité fr effet de négativité he הטיה שלילית id Bias negatif ja ネガティビティ・バイアス pl efekt negacji pl efekt negatywności pl uprzedzenie negatywnością sv negativitetsbias sv negativitetseffekten uk Упередження негативу zh 負面偏誤 zh 負面效應 zh 负性偏差
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OpenAlex ID
C7453019, C2778282304
BBC Things ID
97a5dd85-8625-4984-b0b4-88effd9747cf
Freebase ID
/m/02894c3
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
7453019, 2778282304

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Instance of 1
cognitive bias
Opposite of 1
Pollyanna principle
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Pollyanna principle
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Summary

negativity bias is a cognitive bias[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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