Pollyanna principle Pollyanna principle The Pollyanna principle (also called Pollyannaism or positivity bias) is the tendency for people to remember pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant ones. Research indicates that at the subconscious level, the mind has a tendency to focus on the optimistic; while at the conscious level, it has a tendency to focus on the negative. This subconscious bias towards the positive is often described as the Pollyanna principle and is similar to the Forer effect. The name derives from the 1913 novel "Pollyanna" by Eleanor H. Porter describing a girl who plays the "glad game"—trying to find something to
Edwin S. Porter Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include "Jack and the Beanstalk" (1902), "Life of an American Fireman" (1903), "The Great Train Robbery" (1903), "The Kleptomaniac" (1905), "Life of a Cowboy" (1906), "Rescued from an Eagle's Nest" (1908), and "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1913) . Porter was born and raised in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Richard Porter, a