Fleeting generalization: How unstable belief updating keeps people overly pessimistic about talking to strangers.

Authors

Stav Atir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9474-1843)

Institutions

University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
University of Chicago (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published: 2026-03-02
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000483
Primary Topic: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Type: article
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Fleeting generalization: How unstable belief updating keeps people overly pessimistic about talking to strangers.

Stav Atir

Mar 2, 2026

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

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Fleeting generalization: How unstable belief updating keeps people overly pessimistic about talking to strangers.

Stav Atir

March 2, 2026article en

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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

University of Wisconsin–Madison (US), University of Chicago (US)

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