restraint bias

Restraint Bias

Restraint bias is the frequently encountered tendency to overestimate one’s own abilities to show restraint in the face of temptation. This occurs, for instance, when an alcoholic attends a party because they overestimate their ability to resist alcohol.


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mohammad looti (2025). Restraint Bias. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/trm/restraint-bias/

mohammad looti. "Restraint Bias." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 7 Oct. 2025, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/trm/restraint-bias/.

mohammad looti. "Restraint Bias." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2025. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/trm/restraint-bias/.

mohammad looti (2025) 'Restraint Bias', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/trm/restraint-bias/.

[1] mohammad looti, "Restraint Bias," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, October, 2025.

mohammad looti. Restraint Bias. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2025;vol(issue):pages.

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Related terms:

  1. Normality Bias (Normalcy Bias)
  2. Omission Bias
  3. Saliency Bias
  4. Zero Risk Bias
  5. Confirmation Bias
  6. Extrinsic Incentive Bias
  7. Impact Bias
  8. Optimistic Bias
  9. Regressive Bias
  10. Status Quo Bias
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