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001 2010039692
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008 100929s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aQP360$b.S466 2011
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100 1 $aSharot, Tali.
245 14 $aThe optimism bias :$ba tour of the irrationally positive brain /$cTali Sharot.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPantheon Books,$cc2011.
300 $axvii, 245 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: a glass forever half full? -- Which way is up?: illusions of the human brain -- Are animals stuck in time?: the evolution of prospection -- Is optimism a self-fulfilling prophecy?: how the mind transforms predictions into reality -- What do Barak Obama and Shirley Temple have in common?: when private optimism meets public despair -- Can you predict what will make you happy?: The unexpected ingredient for well-being -- Crocuses popping up through the snow?: when things go wrong: depression, interpretation, and genes -- Why is Friday better than Sunday?: the value of anticipation and the cost of dread -- Why do things seem better after we choose them?: the mind's journey from expectation to choice and back -- Are memories of 9/11 as accurate as they seem?: how emotion changes our past -- Why is being a cancer survivor better than winning the tour de France?: how the brain turns lead into gold -- A dark side to optimism?: from World War II to the credit crunch, underestimating risk is like drinking red wine -- Epilogue: a beautiful mademoiselle or a sad old lady?: from prediction to perception to action.
650 0 $aNeuropsychology.
650 0 $aOptimism$xPhysiological aspects.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010039692-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010039692-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010039692-s.html