Positive Outcome Bias
There are two cognitive biases which might be called the positive outcome bias:
1.Publication bias -- the tendency for researchers to publish research
which had a positive outcome. "Positive" in this sense means
"eventful" as opposed to "uneventful".
2.Positive outcome bias (prediction) -- a bias in prediction in which
people overestimate the probability of good things happening to them.
Related to wishful thinking. "Positive" in this sense means
"good" as opposed to "bad" feelings.