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Jumping to conclusions (officially the jumping to conclusions bias, often abbreviated as JTC, and also referred to as the inference-observation confusion) is a psychological term referring to a communication obstacle where one "judge() or decide() something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jump to conclusions )〕 In other words, "when I fail to distinguish between what I observed first hand from what I have only inferred or assumed".〔 Because it involves making decisions without having enough information to be sure they are right, this can give rise to bad or rash decisions. Jumping to conclusions can be associated with characteristics such as impulsiveness, leadership, and 'showing initiative', which can also be advantageous. == Subtypes == Three specific subtypes are as follows:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Don't Jump To Conclusions )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jumping To Conclusions )〕 * Mind readingWhere there is a sense of access to special knowledge of the intentions or thoughts of others. People may assume that others think negatively of them. An example is "people must hate me because I am fat". * Fortune tellingWhere one has inflexible expectations for how things will turn out before they happen. A person may predict the outcome of something will be negative before they have any evidence to suggest that may be the case. Examples include "there's no point starting a diet because I'll just break it" and "I'll just have one more cupcake".〔 * LabelingWhere overgeneralizations done because of labeling all the members of a group with the characteristics seen in some, i.e., it involves using an unfavourable term to describe a complex person or event 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jumping to conclusions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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