expression, noun
normalcy bias
A cognitive bias where people underestimate the possibility of a disaster and its potential effects, assuming things will stay as they are. Often discussed in disaster psychology and risk management.
正常化の偏見によって、避難が遅れることがある。
Normalcy bias can cause delays in evacuation.
災害心理学では、正常化の偏見が危険な判断につながると指摘されている。
In disaster psychology, it is pointed out that normalcy bias leads to dangerous decisions.
Compound of 正常化 (normalization) + の (possessive particle) + 偏見 (bias). Likely a calque of the English term 'normalcy bias'.