The tendency to project emotions into the future and to over-generalize the intensity of the emotion to be felt is known as ______.

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Impact bias refers to the tendency of individuals to overestimate the intensity and duration of their emotional reactions to future events. This includes both positive and negative events, leading people to believe they will feel more joy, sadness, anger, etc., than they actually will once the event occurs.

The Tendency to Project Emotions into the Future and to Over-Generalize