Negativity Bias | Ep. 48

In this episode, Sarah delves into the psychology of negativity bias. Whether you realize it or not, human beings are naturally wired to focus on the bad experiences in life more than the positive. Sarah discusses why and how we can combat that for better holistic health (and, ya know, overall life satisfaction...)<br /><br /><br />References: <br />Haizlip J, May N, Schorling J, Williams A, Plews-ogan M. Perspective: The negativity bias, medical education, and the culture of academic medicine: Why culture change is hard. Acad Med. 2012;87(9):1205-9. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182628f03<br /><br />Alberini CM. Long-term memories: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Cerebrum. 2010;21.<br />Cacioppo JT, Cacioppo S, Gollan JK. The negativity bias: Conceptualization, quantification, and individual differences. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2014;37(3):309-310. doi:10.1017/s0140525x13002537<br /><br />Goldsmith K, Ravi D. Negativity bias and task motivation: Testing the effectiveness of positively versus negatively framed incentives. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 2013;19(4):358-366. doi:10.1037/a0034415<br /><br />Hibbing JR, Smith KB, Alford JR. Differences in negativity bias underlie variations in political ideology. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2014;37(3):297-307. doi:10.1017/s0140525x13001192<br />Hamlin JK, Wynn K, Bloom P. Three-month-olds show a negativity bias in their social evaluations. Dev Sci. 2010;13(6):923-929. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00951.x<br /><br />Hilbig B. Good things don’t come easy (to mind): Explaining framing effects in judgments of truth. Experimental Psychology. 2011;59(1):38-46. doi:10.1027/1618-3169/a000124<br /><br />Ito TA, Larsen JT, Smith NK, Cacioppo JT. Negative information weighs more heavily on the brain: The negativity bias in evaluative categorizations. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1998;75(4):887-900. doi:10.1037//0022-3514.75.4.887<br /><br />Kahneman D, Tversky A. Choices, values, and frames. American Psychologist. 1984;39(4):341-350. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.39.4.341<br />