In Study 1, What Do Gilbert and His Colleagues Hypothesize

Multiple Choice

In Study 1, what do Gilbert and his colleagues hypothesize about subjects' predictions regarding the duration of the distress they will experience?

A) Mild distress will cause shorter emotional disruption than severe distress.
B) Mild distress will cause longer emotional disruption than mild distress.
C) The duration of their emotional disruption will not be related to the depth of their distress, but rather to the person who causes the distress (i.e., spouse, boss, friend, stranger) .
D) The duration of their emotional distress will be unrelated to the level of distress to which they are exposed.