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Sufficient Grounds for Optimism?: The Relationship Between Perceived Controllability and Optimistic Bias

Sufficient Grounds for Optimism?: The Relationship Between Perceived Controllability and... Joual of Social Cnical Psychology, Vo 15, . 1, 1996, p 9-52 SUFFICIENT GROUNDS F OPTIMM?: RELATHIP BETWEEN CTROABY OPTIMTIC PETER HARR Univerty of Hertfdshire Evidence ctroaby perceive to associated wh optimtic to re viewed. re sufficient evidence are optimticay ed aut negative be ctroable. Me wk needed establh wher th also true of potivvents. re evidence also often hold beefs of ir persal superiy elated dimens. Me perimental studies testg hyposes aut mechms nkg optimtic bire required. Future wk should also p sophticati wh which treated cceptuay empiricay rge of potential mechms amed. best way to predict future to shape . (BMW advertg slog) Research has sh t to future ly typicay give great deal of to be thought when dog so. particular, re evidence optimtic typicay perceive mselves to have better th average chces of periencg a rge of derable future outmes, wher occur rence of potivvents absence of negative es (Hoens, 1994; Weste, 1989a). Th phemen has been variously referred to as, amg or thgs, "unrealtic" optimm (Weste, 1980) "opti (Markus Nurius, 1986), but tend mtic " (Weste, 1989a). re Lajee, Paul w a zeable terature c- I would ke to thk Msur Sparks, Bi http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Guilford Press

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10.1521/jscp.1996.15.1.9
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Joual of Social Cnical Psychology, Vo 15, . 1, 1996, p 9-52 SUFFICIENT GROUNDS F OPTIMM?: RELATHIP BETWEEN CTROABY OPTIMTIC PETER HARR Univerty of Hertfdshire Evidence ctroaby perceive to associated wh optimtic to re viewed. re sufficient evidence are optimticay ed aut negative be ctroable. Me wk needed establh wher th also true of potivvents. re evidence also often hold beefs of ir persal superiy elated dimens. Me perimental studies testg hyposes aut mechms nkg optimtic bire required. Future wk should also p sophticati wh which treated cceptuay empiricay rge of potential mechms amed. best way to predict future to shape . (BMW advertg slog) Research has sh t to future ly typicay give great deal of to be thought when dog so. particular, re evidence optimtic typicay perceive mselves to have better th average chces of periencg a rge of derable future outmes, wher occur rence of potivvents absence of negative es (Hoens, 1994; Weste, 1989a). Th phemen has been variously referred to as, amg or thgs, "unrealtic" optimm (Weste, 1980) "opti (Markus Nurius, 1986), but tend mtic " (Weste, 1989a). re Lajee, Paul w a zeable terature c- I would ke to thk Msur Sparks, Bi

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Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology – Guilford Press

Published: Mar 1, 1996

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