Expectation  People's anticipation of particular events or outcomes. We sometimes perceive exactly what we expect to perceive notwithstanding what is actually so. When people expect to perceive a certain stimulus they may perceive it even when no such stimulus is present! This is especially true when the stimulus is vague or ambiguous, or when clear observation is difficult. We may even generate "meaningful" narratives to "explain" such impressions and cling tenaciously to the (assumed) validity of these impressions.   (see also: schema, Observer effect»Observer bias, expectancy, placebo, double-blind, experimenter bias, belief bias, myside bias, prediction, probability)   Back to: Glossary A-C, Glossary D-H, Glossary I-P, Glossary Q-S, Glossary T-Z   Glossary of selected Judgement & Decision-making, Belief-related, and other Psychology terms A-Z »   » Return to belief, judgement, and clear thinking »   Labels: Expectation

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