inspired the psychological term 'Pollyanna principle'
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The entity is a psychological concept describing the human tendency to focus on the positive and remember pleasant information more than unpleasant, named after the optimistic fictional character Pollyanna.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Pollyanna principle | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cognitive bias
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memory bias ⓘ psychological concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
interpretation of ambiguous information
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memory of past experiences ⓘ perception of events ⓘ |
| characteristicOf | human cognition ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | negativity bias ⓘ |
| describes |
human tendency to focus on positive information
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human tendency to remember pleasant information more than unpleasant information ⓘ optimistic bias in information processing ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive psychology
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positive psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLabel |
Pollyanna effect
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Pollyanna positivity bias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
distortion of autobiographical memory
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overly optimistic view of reality ⓘ systematic bias in judgment ⓘ |
| hasExample |
focusing on good outcomes while minimizing bad outcomes
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recalling positive childhood events more vividly than negative ones ⓘ remembering compliments more than criticisms ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Pollyanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
downplaying negative information
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preferential recall of positive events ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pollyanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForTraitOf | Pollyanna's extreme optimism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
emotional memory
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optimism bias ⓘ positivity bias ⓘ selective memory ⓘ |
| usedIn |
psychological research on memory
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research on affect and cognition ⓘ studies of well-being ⓘ |
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