Personal Fable: Optimistic Bias in Cigarette Smokers
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personal fable: optimistic bias in cigarette smokers
background several empirical studies have shown the attitude of smokers to formulate judgments based on distortion in the risk perception. this alteration is produced by the activation of the optimistic bias characterized by a set of the unrealistic beliefs compared to the outcomes of their behavior. this bias exposes individuals to adopt lifestyles potentially dangerous for their health, under...
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BACKGROUND Several empirical studies have shown the attitude of smokers to formulate judgments based on distortion in the risk perception. This alteration is produced by the activation of the optimistic bias characterized by a set of the unrealistic beliefs compared to the outcomes of their behavior. This bias exposes individuals to adopt lifestyles potentially dangerous for their health, under...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2251-8711,2251-872X
DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba.20939