New Wason Center poll shows optimism in the Commonwealth, pessimism over the country's outlook

New Wason Center Poll shows optimism in the Commonwealth, pessimism over the country's outlook

The optimism-pessimism-realism spectrum

Pessimism leads to depression. A Newton cradle metaphor in which pessimism sets depression in motion. Vicious cycle. Cause and effect relation between pessimism and depression. Can be looped

Your bias is pessimism bias

Pessimism: Definition, Examples, & Characteristics