Did you know that short-term attention is biased toward negativity, but long-term memory is biased toward positivity? Here's why.
, by which people make more internal, stable, and global attributions to positive events than to negative events. For example, if I get an A on a test, I’m likely to attribute it to my skill , believe I’m good at taking tests , and believe I will remain so regarding different kinds of tests . If I get an F, I’ll tend to attribute it to bad luck or lousy teachers , assume I can do better , and believe this was a one-time fluke, not a lasting pattern .
While our negativity bias helps as 'play defense,' by protecting us from harm, the positivity bias helps us 'play offense'—explore new horizons and expand our knowledge and reach. Positive expectations tend to affect our effort, and hence outcome, positively. This is known as theHowever, just like our negativity bias can warp our consciousness and send us into a state of unwarranted mire, so can our positivity bias lead us into complacency and self-delusion.
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