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Individuals rely more on dispositional information when making affective forecasts for others than for themselves Forrin, Noah David
Abstract
Research on affective forecasting has, thus far, focused on how individuals predict their own future emotions. Daily experience, however, suggests that people also make affective forecasts for others on a regular basis. Across five studies, we found that people making affective forecasts for others relied more on dispositional information than those who made forecasts for the self. This trend emerged for affective forecasts of both hypothetical (Studies 1-3) and real events (Studies 4 and 5), and regardless of whether the other person was a stranger (Studies 1, 2, 4, and 5) or a friend (Study 3). Further, individuals made less biased affective forecasts for others than for themselves (Study 5), perhaps due to the greater weight placed on dispositional information when making forecasts for others. These findings suggest that individuals can benefit from asking others how they will feel in the future
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Individuals rely more on dispositional information when making affective forecasts for others than for themselves
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University of British Columbia
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2007
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Research on affective forecasting has, thus far, focused on how individuals
predict their own future emotions. Daily experience, however, suggests that people also
make affective forecasts for others on a regular basis. Across five studies, we found that
people making affective forecasts for others relied more on dispositional information than
those who made forecasts for the self. This trend emerged for affective forecasts of both
hypothetical (Studies 1-3) and real events (Studies 4 and 5), and regardless of whether the
other person was a stranger (Studies 1, 2, 4, and 5) or a friend (Study 3). Further,
individuals made less biased affective forecasts for others than for themselves (Study 5),
perhaps due to the greater weight placed on dispositional information when making
forecasts for others. These findings suggest that individuals can benefit from asking
others how they will feel in the future
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eng
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2011-02-23
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0100858
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University of British Columbia
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Graduate
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