ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Decision Making: When and Why People Misestimate Future Feelings
- Heather Lench
Texas A&M University - Linda Levine
University of California, Irvine - Kenneth Perez
Texas A&M University - Zari Carpenter
Western Michigan University - Steven Carlson
University of California, Irvine - Shane Bench
Utah State University - Wan Yidou
Texas A&M University
Abstract
People rely on predictions about how future outcomes will make them feel to make decisions that improve their lives. This investigation provides the first direct evidence mapping out strengths and weaknesses for different types of emotional predictions and the factors that contribute to this pattern.
Emotion
