People 'look on brighter side of life'
Optimism is a happiness magnet, it's often said. Now, a study has also found that people naturally look on the bright side of life.
Researchers at the University College London have carried out the study and found that the human brain is biased towards optimism and only "updates" people's beliefs when things turn out to be better than expected.
For the study, volunteers were given a list of adverse events such as getting Alzheimer's disease and being robbed and asked to estimate the likelihood. Actual probability was then given and they re-estimated.
The participants appeared far more likely to change their estimates when they were actually less likely to suffer an adverse event than they had believed, the'Daily for more details....
Researchers at the University College London have carried out the study and found that the human brain is biased towards optimism and only "updates" people's beliefs when things turn out to be better than expected.
For the study, volunteers were given a list of adverse events such as getting Alzheimer's disease and being robbed and asked to estimate the likelihood. Actual probability was then given and they re-estimated.
The participants appeared far more likely to change their estimates when they were actually less likely to suffer an adverse event than they had believed, the'Daily for more details....
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