Restraint bias is the tendency for people to overestimate their own ability to control an impulsive behavior. This inflated belief in one's own self-control can lead a person to expose themselves to more temptation than they can actually handle, which gives the bias a bearing on addiction, such as someone who uses a drug because they believe they can resist becoming addicted to it.
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Core ClaimSourced to the subject's own accountThe tendency for people to overestimate their own ability to control impulsive behavior, which can lead them to expose themselves to more temptation than they can actually handle. 1 Classification
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1. Restraint Bias (Wikipedia)
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Restraint bias is the tendency for people to overestimate their ability to control impulsive behavior.
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Restraint bias is the tendency for people to overestimate their ability to control impulsive behavior.
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