e boo and we discussed in class about people's ability to predict their own emotions. Your friend has just been hurt but also decided to use this opportunity to test your friend's ability to predict his emotions. You ask him how long he has participated in studies of emotional forecasting. What will you find? Estimate how long he will be upset for.
He will maybe make a very accurate estimate of how long he will be upset for but will not be able to make a very accurate estimate of anything, including whether or not he will feel positive or negative.
QUESTION 10
You read in the paper about people who live in Canada breaking into each other's cars and leaving zucchini in them. It is very easy for you to recall this. You think that this is likely to happen because it is easy to think of. What is the result of what?
a. The availability heuristic
b. Confirmation bias
c. Belief perseverance
d. The illusion of covariance