The optimism bias

Illusion and well-being: A social psychological perspective on mental health.

Shelley E. Taylor, Jonathon D. Brown · Psychological Bulletin · 1988 · 7.7K citations

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Unrealistic optimism about future life events.

Neil D. Weinstein · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1980 · 4.8K citations

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Optimism and economic choice☆

Manju Puri, David T. Robinson · Journal of Financial Economics · 2007 · 973 citations

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Cognitive bias and affective state

Emma J. Harding, Elizabeth S. Paul, Michael Mendl · Nature · 2004 · 829 citations

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How unrealistic optimism is maintained in the face of reality

Tali Sharot, Christoph W. Korn, Raymond J. Dolan · Nature Neuroscience · 2011 · 747 citations

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