Predicting with your head, not your heart: Forecasting errors and the impact of anticipated versus experienced elements of regret on well-being

Volume: 43, Issue: 6, Pages: 971 - 984
Published: May 20, 2019
Abstract
Research suggests that when predicting our future emotions, affective forecasting errors are frequent (Wilson and Gilbert in Adv Exp Soc Psychol 35:345–411, 2003), influence motivation (Wilson and Gilbert in Curr Dir Psychol Sci 14:131–134, 2005), and drive decisions and behaviors (Dunn and Laham Affective forecasting: a user’s guide to emotional time travel, Psychology Press, London, 2006). Regret can fall prey to these same errors (Gilbert et...
Paper Details
Title
Predicting with your head, not your heart: Forecasting errors and the impact of anticipated versus experienced elements of regret on well-being
Published Date
May 20, 2019
Volume
43
Issue
6
Pages
971 - 984
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