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After Good Or Bad Events, People Forget How They Thought They’d Feel
November 2, 2010 by NewsBot
People aren't very accurate at predicting how good or bad they'll feel after an event -- such as watching their team lose the big game or getting a flat-screen TV. But afterwards, they "misremember" what they predicted, revising their prognostications after the fact to match how they actually feel, according to new research...