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Restraint bias

Description

The tendency to overestimate one's ability to show restraint in the face of temptation.

Restraint bias in business decision

An employee starting a diet might keep unhealthy snacks at their desk, overestimating their ability to resist them during a stressful workday, leading to diet failure.

Restraint bias in personal life decision

You overestimate your self-control around dessert and keep cake in the house, then end up eating it all.