The influence of outcome desirability on optimism

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-121

  Krizan, Zlatan ^a,b   Windschitl, Paul D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Desirability bias; Optimism; Pessimism; Probability; Wishful thinking

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MOTIVATION; REVIEW;

ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 33846114810     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.133.1.95     Document Type: Review

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