Lecture 3: Gratitude Learning Outline

The tendency of humans to pay more attention to, remember, and be influenced by negative experiences compared to positive ones.

The negativity bias occurs due to evolutionary reasons, where the brain is wired to pay more attention to negative experiences for protection and survival purposes.

Rick Hanson describes the brain as being like 'Velcro for the negative'.

<p>Negative memories are more memorable than positive ones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Negativity bias can lead to the primacy of loss aversion in decision-making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Negativity bias plays a role in arriving at a final impression of a person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Affirming that something good has happened and recognizing someone else is largely responsible for it</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Once a week</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased self-esteem and happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Builds stronger relationships and wider social groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Negative attentional bias and interpretation bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increases prosocial behavior and altruism</p> Signup and view all the answers