negativity bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnegativityandbias
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negativity
noun[U]
uk/ˌneɡ.əˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ˌneɡ.əˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
an attitude that is not hopeful ...
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bias
noun
uk/ˈbaɪ.əs/us/ˈbaɪ.əs/
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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(Definition ofnegativityandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At the same time, they showed a powerfulnegativitybiascontrasting with the positivity biases of other girls.
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The studies include an assessment of positivity andnegativitybias, cognitive complexity, and affective splitting across domains with attention to exposure to different maltreatment contexts.
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The switching involves more than splitting, which is present in everyone, and more than a generalnegativitybias.
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Anegativitybiasseems immature only if maltreated children's activities are analyzed with a perspective that assumes a positivity bias as the norm.
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The normative positivity bias seen in nonmaltreated children and adults is often replaced by anegativitybiasamong maltreated individuals.
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There is no developmental immaturity but instead development along distinctive pathways, based in switching affective-cognitive organizations and a pervasivenegativitybias.
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Across both studies, maltreated children demonstratenegativitybiaswhen compared to their nonmaltreated counterparts.
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In another study toddlers from maltreating families showed a consistentnegativitybiasin play and representations of interactions.
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Thisnegativitybiasillustrates how psychopathology involves distinctive developmental pathways, not immaturity or lack of complexity.
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With switching across domains and active dissociation, anegativitybiaspervades some domains, altering the normal positivity bias of evaluation.
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Treatment protocols that address the early differences in attention,negativitybias, and affective splitting should be considered.
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Each study examines the emotional and cognitive development of maltreated children with attention to their developing world view ornegativitybiasand cognitive skills.
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Maltreated children, however, tend to develop anegativitybiasat this stage.
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To compound the irony, our basic argument is that thenegativitybiasin social psychology highlights the adaptive nature of human functioning and provides the basis for coherent theory construction.
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Thenegativitybiasis noticeable in a plethora of situations related to the formation of risk-averse behaviour.
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This demonstrates how memory places an important role innegativitybias.
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Consistent withnegativitybias, negative behaviors are seen as more indicative of an individual's behavior in situations involving moral issues.
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The concept ofnegativitybiasis not new.
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Negativitybias, where people tend to focus more on negative emotions than positive emotions, can be an obstacle in raising one's happiness set point.
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This may be a result of enhancednegativitybias, though some sources claim that thenegativitybiasactually decreases with age.
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