Optimism bias describes expectations that personal experiences will positively deviate from general observations.

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Is it true that Optimism bias describes expectations that personal experiences will positively deviate from general observations?

Yes. Optimism bias involves expecting personal experiences to be more positive than general observations or statistical likelihoods suggest.

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Wikipedia: Optimism bias. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism_bias

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