When the mental scale that people use to judge the pleasantness-unpleasantness of their experiences shifts so that their neutral point, or baseline for comparison, changes it is referred to as
A) hedonic shift.
B) happiness shift.
C) hedonic adaptation.
D) happiness adaptation.

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The term used to refer to a shift in the mental scale that people use to judge the pleasantness-unpleasantness of their experiences is hedonic adaptation. This refers to the process by which individuals become accustomed to the positive or negative changes in their lives and their emotional reactions return to their baseline or normal level. As a result, the neutral point, or baseline for comparison, shifts, leading to a change in how individuals evaluate their experiences.

When the Mental Scale That People Use to Judge the Pleasantness-Unpleasantness