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focusing illusion: a standalone construct

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Judgment and decision making

exaggerating the importance of whatever one is thinking about when judging well-being.

In judgment and decision making, focusing illusion refers to exaggerating the importance of whatever one is thinking about when judging well-being. This meaning comes from Schkade (1998) in Psychological Science.[1]

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judgment2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs well-being4 names · 5 citationsjangle · one word, four well-beings

References

Schkade, D. A., & Kahneman, D. (1998). Does Living in California Make People Happy? A Focusing Illusion in Judgments of Life Satisfaction. Psychological Science, 9(5), 340-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.00066

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