Social Perception Terminology

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noun a cognitive bias that causes people to give more weight to negative information and experiences than positive ones

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