Ngwama has been asked to interview for a very prestigious job.She knows that very few people who are interviewed will be offered jobs by this company.She turns down the interview because she is afraid of how terrible she will feel if she interviews and is not offered a job.In refusing the interview,Ngwama was influenced by:
A) affective forecasting
B) projected regret
C) confirmation biases
D) subjective likelihoods

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Affective forecasting refers to the people's ability to predict their future emotional states. In this case, Ngwama is anticipating feeling terrible if she were to interview and not get the job, and this anticipation is influencing her decision to not even attempt the interview.

Ngwama Has Been Asked to Interview for a Very Prestigious