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habit
You view your past habits through an overly optimistic lens.
The 'false hope syndrome' describes a phenomenon where people fail in their attempts to change because they set unrealistic expectations for the ease and speed of self-change.
The study was published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders (2002), not American Psychologist.
The excitement of a new plan often masks the difficulty of the change.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Polivy & Herman, 2002, American Psychologist
- What the check found
- The core concept and authors are correct, but the publication venue is misattributed, which is a common error in academic referencing.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.