When Asked to Predict Their Emotional Reaction to Being Paralysed

question 32

Multiple Choice

When asked to predict their emotional reaction to being paralysed in a car accident, most people know that they would be upset, but tend to overestimate for how long they would be upset.Research suggests that this error may occur because ____.

• A)when imagining this, people focus too much attention on the possible paralysis, and do not consider other (happy) events that will happen in their lives
• B)bad is stronger than good
• C)of the affect-as-information effect
• D)people do not take catharsis into account

Interpret the impact of emotion on physiological and behavioral responses.

Analyze the implications of high or low need for achievement on task selection and performance.

Evaluate the effect of task difficulty and incentive value on achievement motivation.

Understand the role of affective forecasting in anticipating emotional outcomes.

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