http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDQn9IgoQpIqD_v8h2008-06-25T07:48:45.146ZGlossary of selected Judgement and Decision-making, Belief-related, and other Psychology termsGoogle Notebook1110http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDQn9IgoQpIqD_v8h/NDR24IgoQ5tSWxpgj2008-04-26T03:27:45.766Z2008-06-25T07:48:45.146Z<div> </div> <div> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">Wishful Thinking</span></i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">A <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQqFIwoQoLP3vPIh"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">tendency</font></span></a> to overestimate one&#39;s <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQ5DIgoQ0snD4vwh"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">chances</font></span></a> of success or the <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRPpIgoQ6cTE_f8h"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">likelihood</font></span></a> of a desirable <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDR1XIgoQ2_7dzvch"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">outcome</font></span></a>, or to </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQqFIwoQ4dfEt_Mh"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">believe</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> that something – a<font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000"> </font></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQxLIgoQyOvct_Mh"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">claim</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">, </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRZSIgoQ3562ivYh"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">hypothesis</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">, etc. – is </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQtPIgoQ6Lrrzvch"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">true</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> because one wants it to be true in contrast to believing on the basis of a </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQNsIgoQ_OeShv4h"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">rational</font></span></a></span><font face="arial,sans-serif"><font color="#990000"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRqDIgoQ-Mnf3PQh"><span style="color:maroon"><font color="#990000">evaluation</font></span></a></span></font></font><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> of </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQNsIgoQ6szzt_Mh"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">evidence</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">(see also: <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDSTRIgoQ-e3SwZYi"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">self-deception</font></span></a><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">, </font><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQiPSgoQ6qS2xvAh"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">Selective exposure</font></span></a><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">, </font><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDSrpIgoQ9MmfxIwi"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">rationalization</font></span></a>).</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span> </p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial"> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red">Back to:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red"> </span></i><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQ2OIgoQnpe-uJki"><em><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><font color="#b45f06">Glossary A-C</font></span></b></em></a><font color="#b45f06"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red">, </span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRhPIgoQmZTPsoci"><em><b><span style="color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><font color="#b45f06">Glossary D-H</font></span></b></em></a></span><i><span 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