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* [[Negativity Bias|'''Negativity Bias''']] - opposite to the above, and one of the fundamental features of clinical [[depression]]. Negativity bias is the psychological phenomenon in which negative information or experiences have a stronger impact on our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors compared to positive ones. | * [[Negativity Bias|'''Negativity Bias''']] - opposite to the above, and one of the fundamental features of clinical [[depression]]. Negativity bias is the psychological phenomenon in which negative information or experiences have a stronger impact on our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors compared to positive ones. | ||
*'''[[Sunk Cost Fallacy]]''' - the ego does not like to be proven wrong in its past investments. This fallacy occurs when a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. | *'''[[Sunk Cost Fallacy]]''' - the ego does not like to be proven wrong in its past investments. This fallacy occurs when a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. | ||
*[[Loss Aversion Bias|'''Loss Aversion Bias''']] - the pain of losing is psychologically about twice as powerful as the pleasure of gaining. | |||
*[[Rosy Retrospection Bias|'''Rosy Retrospection Bias''']] - where even when people have failed they overestimate the good aspects of the past. | *[[Rosy Retrospection Bias|'''Rosy Retrospection Bias''']] - where even when people have failed they overestimate the good aspects of the past. | ||