Abandoning unrealistic optimism: Performance estimates and the temporal proximity of self-relevant feedback.
Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyPublished 1 April 1996
James A. Shepperd, Judith A. Ouellette, Julie K. Fernandez
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Abstract
Although evidence for unrealistic optimism is considerable, there is reason to believe that individuals will abandon their optimism and may even become pessimistic in anticipation of self-relevant feedback. The authors propose and provide preliminary test of a model of the temporal transition from o
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