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#His research has focused on affective forecasting for moral behaviors. He found that {{Font color | |yellow individuals feel worse after competition and, better after cooperation than they would have predicted!}} | #His research has focused on affective forecasting for moral behaviors. He found that {{Font color | | yellow | individuals feel worse after competition and, better after cooperation than they would have predicted! }} | ||
#Recent work on affective forecasting suggests that {{Font color | | #Recent work on affective forecasting suggests that {{Font color | | yellow | individuals are poor emotional time travelers }}. | ||
#Series of experimental laboratory studies and a six-month longitudinal study of couples designed to investigate the following three questions: | #Series of experimental laboratory studies and a six-month longitudinal study of couples designed to investigate the following three questions: | ||
## Do affective forecasting errors occur for moral decisions? Differences between predicted and actual emotional consequences of benevolent behavior (e.g., forgiving a dating partner) versus hurtful behavior (e.g., retaliating against a dating partner) are examined. | ## Do affective forecasting errors occur for moral decisions? Differences between predicted and actual emotional consequences of benevolent behavior (e.g., forgiving a dating partner) versus hurtful behavior (e.g., retaliating against a dating partner) are examined. |