Exposing People to Others Not Following Recommendations Reduces Unrealistic Optimism. An Experiment During a Pandemic
Abstract:Forty years of research on Unrealistic Optimism -a delusion that negative events are less likely and positive events are more likely to happen to oneself (in comparison to others) -has proved to be robust. Importantly, as a result, people holding this bias reduce their engagement in health prevention and following medical recommendations, etc., leading to the conclusion that this bias is dangerous. However, there is hardly any research on how to reduce this bias. To address this issue, an experiment in the rea… Show more
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