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Authors: Sharot, T.
Affiliations: University College London (GB)
Corresponding author: Sharot, Tali
ORCID: Sharot, Tali
Venue: Current Biology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2011-12
Volume: 21
Issue: 23
Pages: R941-R945
ISSN: 0960-9822 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.030
OpenAlex: W4232964083
Cited by: 1,187
References: 10
Citations by year: 2026: 82 · 2025: 109 · 2024: 134 · 2023: 111 · 2022: 126 · 2021: 123 · 2020: 167 · 2019: 97 · 2018: 79 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 6
FWCI: 10.74
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Current Biology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords: optimism bias, future expectations, overconfidence, self-projection, cognitive biases, decision-making, behavioral economics

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