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- 2010039692 contributor B11784245.
- 2010039692 created "c2011.".
- 2010039692 date "2011".
- 2010039692 date "c2011.".
- 2010039692 dateCopyrighted "c2011.".
- 2010039692 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2010039692 description "Prologue: 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.".
- 2010039692 extent "xvii, 245 p. :".
- 2010039692 identifier "0307378489".
- 2010039692 identifier "9780307378484 (pbk.)".
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- 2010039692 identifier 2010039692-d.html.
- 2010039692 identifier 2010039692-s.html.
- 2010039692 issued "2011".
- 2010039692 issued "c2011.".
- 2010039692 language "eng".
- 2010039692 publisher "New York : Pantheon Books,".
- 2010039692 subject "612.8 22".
- 2010039692 subject "Neuropsychology.".
- 2010039692 subject "Optimism Physiological aspects.".
- 2010039692 subject "QP360 .S466 2011".
- 2010039692 tableOfContents "Prologue: 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.".
- 2010039692 title "The optimism bias : a tour of the irrationally positive brain / Tali Sharot.".
- 2010039692 type "text".