ostrich effect

is an ominous belief that things can be kept static by inaction.

The ostrich effect is one of the most ominous of fallacies, since it is the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.

is produced by anxiety and a psychological tendency to keep it at bay by drawing as little attention to it as possible.

Sep 5, 2014 The ostrich effect is produced by anxiety. One way to keep anxieties at bay is to draw as little attention to tests as possible, to make them routine . . .

is the tendency to ignore an obvious (negative) situation.

Ostrich effect: Ignoring an obvious (negative) situation.

ostrich effect, n.Definitions

ostrich effect