‘Worst case scenario’ thinking causes people to rush to supermarkets

Some people start thinking ‘But what if all the groceries run out next week?’

MALAYSIA has gone through 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic without any food shortages. So people need not rush to stock up on groceries each time a lockdown or extension of the movement control order is announced.

Former Malaysian Psychology Association president Dr Goh Chee Leong says one reason why many still rush to supermarkets is because people in general tend to plan and act based on worst case scenarios.