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Wishful thinking

Wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine, rather than on evidence, rationality, or reality. It is a product of resolving conflicts between belief and desire. Methodologies to examine wishful thinking are diverse. Various disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms such as neural circuitry…

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Wishful thinking

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related to Further reading · 24
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related to Neural circuitry · 12
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related to Cognition · 11
Wishful thinking → Concrete, Finally, First, However, In, Individuals, Second, Since, Therefore, This, Wishful
related to Optimism · 9
Wishful thinking → Both, In, Isaacowitz, It, The, These, This, Using, Wishful
related to Methodology · 6
Wishful thinking → Balcetis, Dunning, In, The, This, Wishful
related to Procrastination and motivation · 4
Wishful thinking → Fyock, Kruglanski, Sigall, When
related to Reverse wishful thinking and seeing · 4
Wishful thinking → Feelings, Furthermore, The Ebbinghaus, This
related to As a fallacy · 3
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Wishful thinking → formation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine

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Wishful thinkingis aformation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine0.90text
neural circuitryinstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
human cognitioninstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
emotioninstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
types of biasinstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
procrastinationinstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
motivationinstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
optimisminstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
attentioninstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
environmentinstance ofVarious disciplines and schools of thought examine related mechanisms0.80text
reporter biasinstance ofthe New Look approach was mostly abandoned by the 1970s because the experiments were riddled with methodological errors that did not account for confounding factors0.80text
contextinstance ofthe New Look approach was mostly abandoned by the 1970s because the experiments were riddled with methodological errors that did not account for confounding factors0.80text

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