Research on affective forecasting suggests that, when people are asked to predict how they would feel if they lost their jobs, they ____.
A) are fairly accurate at predicting both how they will feel and how long they will feel that way
B) are fairly accurate at predicting how they will feel, but tend to overestimate how long they will feel that way
C) are fairly accurate at predicting how they will feel, but tend to underestimate how long they will feel that way
D) are not very accurate at predicting how they will feel or how long they will feel that way

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Research on affective forecasting suggests that people are fairly accurate at predicting how they will feel if they lost their jobs, but tend to overestimate how long they will feel that way. This is known as the impact bias, where people overestimate the intensity and duration of their emotional reactions to future events.

Research on Affective Forecasting Suggests That, When People Are Asked