Why does it feel like it’s easier to have negative thoughts rather than positive? Also, why are we more attracted to negativity – violence, drugs, and vices?
It is simply human nature. If I told you that there was a new treatment for a hard to cure disease with a 40% success rate, you would think "wow that's great!". Now if I were to tell you about the cure from the angle of the 60% of patients who do not respond to treatment you would think negativel…
The Short Answer
It is simply human nature. If I told you that there was a new treatment for a hard to cure disease with a 40% success rate, you would think "wow that's great!". Now if I were to tell you about the cure from the angle of the 60% of patients who do not respond to treatment you would think negatively of it. The opposite (ie telling the negative side and after the positive impact) would still leave you unimpressed with this miracle treatment. There is a great TED talk on this that I will link later as I am on my phone.
Analysis
Key Concepts: Treatment, cure, think
This explanation focuses on treatment, cure, think and spans 100 words across 5 sentences. At 47% above the average Psychology explanation (68 words), this is one of the more thorough answers in this category, reflecting the complexity of the underlying question.
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The explanation opens with: “It is simply human nature.” It then elaboratesultimately building toward a complete picture across 5 connected points.
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Ranked #111 of 500 Psychology questions by answer depth (top 23%). This places it in the comprehensive tier — the top quarter of most thoroughly answered questions. Questions at this depth typically involve multi-faceted topics requiring nuanced explanation.
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It is simply human nature. If I told you that there was a new treatment for a hard to cure disease with a 40% success rate, you would think "wow that's great!". Now if I were to tell you about the cure from the angle of the 60% of patients who do…
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