When people are asked to predict how they would feel if a certain event occurred in their lives, they are ____ at predicting which emotion they would feel. Research additionally shows that these same people are ____ at predicting how long they would be emotionally affected.
A)usually inaccurate; usually inaccurate
B)usually inaccurate; nevertheless fairly accurate
C)fairly accurate; also fairly accurate
D)fairly accurate; nevertheless rather inaccurate

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People are generally fairly accurate at predicting which emotion they would feel, but they tend to overestimate the duration of their emotional reactions, making them rather inaccurate in predicting how long they would be affected.

When People Are Asked to Predict How They Would Feel