Truth and Wishful Thinking: How Interindividual Differences in Communal Motives Manifest in Momentary Partner Perceptions
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DOI: 10.1002/per.2227
Abstract: Although rooted in reality, partner perceptions often reflect wishful thinking due to perceivers’ needs. Dispositional needs, or motives, can differ between persons; however, little is known about their differential associations with everyday partner perception. The… read more here.
Keywords: wishful thinking; partner; momentary partner; explicit communal ... See more keywords
Forecasting upon a star: Forecasting or wishful thinking?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101992
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this paper was to perform a detailed analysis of the challenges faced while developing and using econometric models to forecast future transportation demand. To this end, a comparative analysis of the… read more here.
Keywords: wishful thinking; forecasting wishful; star forecasting; forecasting upon ... See more keywords
Young Children Are Wishful Thinkers: The Development of Wishful Thinking in 3- to 10-Year-Old Children.
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DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13299
Abstract: Previously, research on wishful thinking has found that desires bias older children's and adults' predictions during probabilistic reasoning tasks. In this article, we explore wishful thinking in children aged 3- to 10-years-old. Do young children… read more here.
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Twisting the truth: Foundations of wishful thinking
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DOI: 10.3982/te2744
Abstract: Considerable evidence shows that people have optimistic beliefs about future out- comes. I present an axiomatic model of wishful thinking (WT), in which an endowed alternative, or status quo, influences the agent’s beliefs over states… read more here.
Keywords: wishful thinking; status quo; foundations wishful; twisting truth ... See more keywords