Research on the Hedonic Treadmill  Would Suggest That People Who

question 185

Multiple Choice

Research on the hedonic treadmill  would suggest that people who were sentenced to 10 years in prison would ____.

• A)tend to show more excitation transfer of emotions as time went on
• B)tend to avoid affective forecasting
• C)become more and more devastated by their sentencing as time went on
• D)be devastated by their sentencing, but return to nearly pre-prison levels of happiness within a few years

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Definitions:

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy that rewards individuals for achieving specific goals, such as abstinence from substance use, to encourage positive behavior changes.

Positive Activities

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Journal Writing

The process of recording personal thoughts, experiences, and reflections regularly in a diary or journal.

Feedback

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