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a cognitive bias that causes people to give more weight to negative information and experiences than positive ones
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The concept of negativity bias suggests that humans tend to focus more on negative experiences than positive ones.
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Negativity bias is why we always remember the one bad thing that happened on a trip, even if everything else was great.
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Negativity bias is like our brain's default setting to always expect the worst.
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Just like how a magnet is drawn to metal, our minds are naturally drawn to negativity bias in challenging situations.