Dr. Terwilliger asks a sample of undergraduates how they think they would feel after receiving a low grade on a test or assignment and how they think they would feel after receiving a high grade on a test or assignment. She then has the students record the nature and intensity of their feelings each time they receive a test or assignment grade for the remainder of the semester. Based on your text's discussion of affective forecasting, which pattern of results should Dr, Terwilliger find?
A) The students accurately predicted that they would feel bad after a low grade and good after a high one, but they overestimated how bad or good they would feel.
B) The students accurately predicted that they would feel bad after a low grade and good after a high one, but they underestimated how bad or good they would feel.
C) The students accurately predicted that they would feel bad after a low grade and good after a high one, and they accurately predicted how bad or good they would feel.
D) The students inaccurately predicted both the nature and intensity of their feelings after either low or high grades.

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Affective forecasting research indicates that while people can generally predict the direction of their emotional responses (e.g., feeling bad after a low grade and good after a high grade), they tend to overestimate the intensity and duration of their emotional reactions to future events.

Dr Terwilliger Asks a Sample of Undergraduates How They Think