Blame 'faulty' frontal lobe function for undying optimism in face of reality
Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Why, in the face of clear evidence to suggest to the contrary, do some people remain so optimistic about the future? Researchers have shown that people who are very optimistic about the outcome of events tend to learn only from information that reinforces their rose-tinted view of the world. This is related to "faulty" function of their frontal lobes.
