Description
Negative Cognitive Orientation
A cognitive orientation geared towards identifying and focusing on negative elements — filtering process that emphasizes evaluation of potential problems, limitations and impossibilities, highlighting risk, error, and deficiency.
Propensity for a negative cognitive and attentional bias. A tendency to identify, analyze, and focus on flaws, potential downsides, and unfavorable aspects of situations, underscoring potential for failure, constraints.
General Meaning
Emphasis on minimization of negative aspects
Quicker to focus on the bad in order to minimize negative consequences
Intellectual Level
Highlights contradictions, offers multiple solutions to a single problem, each correct in its own way
Social Level
Less trusting toward strangers and unfamiliar people
Clusters
| # | Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vigilant anticipation of dangers |
| 2 | Distrust and rejection of proposals |
| 3 | Critical focus on flaws and errors |
| 4 | Pessimistic, skeptical background mood |