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We imagine things and people we're familiar with or fond of as better

Positivity effect

Description

An age-related trend that favors positive over negative stimuli in cognitive processing. Older adults tend to recall more positive than negative information.

Positivity effect in business decision

An older, experienced executive might focus more on past successes and positive future outlooks during strategic planning, potentially downplaying risks compared to younger colleagues.

Positivity effect in personal life decision

Older adults remember more positive events than negative ones from their lives.