05-10-2016, 11:08 AM
Sadder but wiser effect
Typical experiment: when asked to evaluate their interactions with others, non-depressives perceive themselves more positively than outside observers whereas depressives were accurate, giving ratings that closely matched the outside observers ratings
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Some suggest depressives see themselves as "lost in a society of cockeyed optimists who barge through life with little grasp of the consequences of their actions or words.
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Typical experiment: when asked to evaluate their interactions with others, non-depressives perceive themselves more positively than outside observers whereas depressives were accurate, giving ratings that closely matched the outside observers ratings
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Some suggest depressives see themselves as "lost in a society of cockeyed optimists who barge through life with little grasp of the consequences of their actions or words.