Benjamin Is Studying to Be an Accountant and Wants to Go

question 69

Multiple Choice

Benjamin is studying to be an accountant and wants to go to law school because tax lawyers make a lot of money. He thinks that lots of money and an expensive house and car will make him happy. Based on what the authors of your text report on affective forecasting, how good is he at predicting what will make him happy in the future?

• A) very accurate most of the time
• B) moderately accurate most of the time
• C) not very accurate much of the time
• D) only accurate when the stakes are high

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