Studies on the durability bias suggest that people tend to ________ the long-term impacts of events on our happiness and unhappiness.
A)underestimate
B)overestimate
C)estimate accurately
D)estimate at random

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Studies show that people tend to overestimate the long-term impacts of events on our happiness and unhappiness, known as the durability bias. We often assume that positive events will make us happier for a longer time than they actually do and negative events will make us unhappier for a longer time than they actually do.

Studies on the Durability Bias Suggest That People Tend to ________