Affective Forecasting Errors in the 2008 Election: Underpredicting Happiness

Political Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-249

  Norris, Catherine J ^a   Dumville, Amanda G ^a   Lacy, Dean P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Affective forecasting; Impact bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952097407     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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