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Optimistic (other)
Optimistic is the adjective form of the word optimism. Optimistic may also refer to: * Optimistic bias in psychology * Optimistic Cave, Korolivka, Borshchiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine; a gypsum cave * "Optimistic" (Skeeter Davis song), 1961 * "Optimistic" (Radiohead song), 2000 * "Optimistic" (Sounds of Blackness song), 1991 See also * " Be Optimistic", a song performed by Shirley Temple from ''Little Miss Broadway'' * ''An Optimistic Tragedy'' (play), a 1933 Soviet stageplay * ''An Optimistic Tragedy'' (film), a 1968 Soviet film * Optimistic concurrency control Optimistic concurrency control (OCC), also known as optimistic locking, is a concurrency control method applied to transactional systems such as relational database management systems and software transactional memory. OCC assumes that multiple tran ... in computing * Optimistic heuristic in computer science * * Optimist (other) * Optimism (other) * Optimization (other) * Optim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Optimistic
Optimism is an attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass filled with water to the halfway point: an optimist is said to see the glass as half full, while a pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The term derives from the Latin ''optimum'', meaning "best". Being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, is defined as expecting the best possible outcome from any given situation. This is usually referred to in psychology as dispositional optimism. It thus reflects a belief that future conditions will work out for the best. For this reason, it is seen as a trait that fosters resilience in the face of stress. Theories of optimism include dispositional models and models of explanatory style. Methods to measure optimism have been developed within both of these theoretical approaches, such as various form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Optimistic Bias
Optimism bias (or the optimistic bias) is a cognitive bias that causes someone to believe that they themselves are less likely to experience a negative event. It is also known as unrealistic optimism or comparative optimism. Optimism bias is common and transcends gender, ethnicity, nationality, and age.O’Sullivan, Owen P. (2015)The neural basis of always looking on the bright side.''Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and Neuro Sciences'', 8(1):11–15. Optimistic biases are even reported in non-human animals such as rats and birds. However, autism, autistic people are less susceptible to optimistic biases. Four factors can cause a person to be optimistically biased: their desired end state, their cognitive mechanisms, the information they have about themselves versus others, and overall mood. The optimistic bias is seen in a number of situations. For example: people believing that they are less at risk of being a crime victim, smokers believing that they are less likely to contract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
