Activity for the book My Psychology

My Take: 7.1 Affective Forecasting

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Question 1

Affective forecasting refers to:

Choice A, our anticipated reactions to the results of our decisions.

Choice B, the general positive or negative evaluation that we have of our own identity.

Choice C, how successful we think we will be when demonstrating a given skill.

Choice D, the way that we think other people will respond to us in social situations.

Question 2

In the video, Jason reports that he predicted that he would be very happy once he was discharged from the Navy, but this was not the case. Which aspect of being in the Navy did he say he missed, which decreased his happiness after he was no longer serving?

Choice A, the structure

Choice B, the camaraderie

Choice C, the adventure

Choice D, the respect of those who were not in the service

Question 3

According to your textbook, which of the following explains why people tend to be somewhat poor at predicting how they will feel after they make a decision in the future?

Choice A, They tend to use upward social comparisons, often referencing themselves against others who are more successful.

Choice B, They only focus on extreme examples of information, not average data.

Choice C, They have unconscious motivations to mislead themselves.

Choice D, If they anticipate that they will not be happy, they will not be disappointed if that becomes their reality.

Question 4

Your Take! Do you think that affective forecasting improves with age? Why or why not?