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When psychologists construct experiments designed to test how accurately people estimate the chance of succeeding at a task, it turns out that the depressives judgement is accurate and realistic, whilst non-depressives are inaccurate and over optimistic.


Now that thought depresses me.
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Si wrote:
When psychologists construct experiments designed to test how accurately people estimate the chance of succeeding at a task, it turns out that the depressives judgement is accurate and realistic, whilst non-depressives are inaccurate and over optimistic.


Now that thought depresses me.


Is your depression realistic or over optimistic?
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fatboy wrote:
Si wrote:
When psychologists construct experiments designed to test how accurately people estimate the chance of succeeding at a task, it turns out that the depressives judgement is accurate and realistic, whilst non-depressives are inaccurate and over optimistic.


Now that thought depresses me.


Is your depression realistic or over optimistic?


I really really hope that it's realistic.
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