Gilbert and colleagues (1998) compared the happiness estimates of people in a relationship who predicted how they would feel if they broke up with the happiness levels of people who had recently ended a relationship.What did they find?
A) People estimated they would be happier compared with those who had actually broken up.
B) People estimated they would be less happy compared with those who had actually broken up.
C) There was no difference between the estimated happiness of those in a relationship and the actual happiness of those who had actually broken up.
D) The unhappier people thought they would be, the less likely they were actually to break up with their relationship partners.
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