Question

You were supposed to make an important presentation at work, but you overslept, the bus was late, and you just missed the meeting. If you are able to generate many different ways in which to "undo" this terrible outcome, you will experience ________ emotional reaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

A strong emotional reaction

Explanation:

You were supposed to make an important presentation at work, but you overslept, the bus was late, and you just missed the meeting. If you are able to generate many different ways in which to "undo" this terrible outcome, you will experience a strong emotional reaction.

According to research on counterfactual thinking, that is the tendency of humans to create possible alternatives to life events that have already occurred, the generation of possible alternatives to a terrible outcome will evoke strong emotional reactions in the individual.