Kelly is trying to choose what university to attend for her undergraduate degree in social work.She consults with many friends and family members,and they all agree with her assessment that she will be "happiest" at University of Calgary relative to the other institutions she was considering.However,once she gets there she finds she is not happy at all and is finding her life and schooling to be full of unanticipated challenges.Which of the following concepts represents why Kelly may have experienced this discrepancy?
A)Durability bias
B)Hedonic treadmill
C)Positive illusions
D)Affective forecasting

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Kelly may have experienced affective forecasting, which refers to our ability to predict our future emotions and how certain events will make us feel. In this case, Kelly may have overestimated how happy she would be at University of Calgary based on the opinions of others, leading to a mismatch between her expectations and reality.

Kelly Is Trying to Choose What University to Attend for Her