A celebrity actress experiences ever-increasing levels of professional acclaim following each successful movie role.Yet with each success,she experiences no more than a temporary surge of well-being.This is best explained in terms of the
A) catharsis hypothesis.
B) happiness set point.
C) do-good,feel-good phenomenon.
D) adaptation-level phenomenon.

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The adaptation-level phenomenon explains how individuals adapt to new levels of stimulation, and return to their original baseline happiness. This phenomenon is applicable to the celebrity actress as she may experience a temporary surge in well-being following each successful movie role, but eventually return to her original baseline level of happiness. The catharsis hypothesis may help to explain how expressing negative emotions can lead to emotional release, but is not applicable to this scenario. The happiness set point refers to an individual's base level of happiness, which is stable over time, and the do-good, feel-good phenomenon suggests that individuals feel happier when they engage in acts of kindness or helping others. Neither of these concepts are specific to the scenario of the celebrity actress.

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