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
Shirley (novel) the title character, "Shirley" is narrated by an omniscient but unnamed third-person narrator. For her third novel "Villette", Brontë returned to first-person narration. The novel has only been filmed once to date, in 1922. The silent adaptation was done by A. V. Bramble, and Carlotta Breese starred as the title character. In March 2014, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a 10-episode dramatisation by Rachel Joyce in the station's "15 Minute Drama" slot. Narrated by Lesley Sharp, the series starred Joanne Froggatt as Caroline and Jemima Rooper as Shirley. Coming soon after "Jane Eyre", which was extremely successful, "Shirley" originally received a