Research on the hedonic treadmill would suggest that people who were sentenced to 10 years in prison would ____.
A)tend to show more excitation transfer of emotions as time went on
B)tend to avoid affective forecasting
C)become more and more devastated by their sentencing as time went on
D)be devastated by their sentencing, but return to nearly pre-prison levels of happiness within a few years

Question

Research on the hedonic treadmill  would suggest that people who were sentenced to 10 years in prison would ____.
A)tend to show more excitation transfer of emotions as time went on
B)tend to avoid affective forecasting
C)become more and more devastated by their sentencing as time went on
D)be devastated by their sentencing, but return to nearly pre-prison levels of happiness within a few years

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The hedonic treadmill theory suggests that individuals tend to return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes. Therefore, even after being sentenced to 10 years in prison, people would likely experience initial devastation but return to nearly pre-prison levels of happiness within a few years.

Research on the Hedonic Treadmill Would Suggest That People Who