Table of Contents

Abstract ……………………………………………..……………………………………………. i
Acknowledgements ……………………………………………………………………………… ii
Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………………………….. iii
List of Tables ……………………………………………………………………………………. v
List of Figures …………………………………………………………………………………… vii
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………… 1
Literature Review ………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Affective Forecasting ……………………………………………………………………. 2
Imagery Perspective ……………………………………………………………………… 4
The Nature of Emotions …………………………………………………………………. 8
Study 1A ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
Method …………………………………………………………………………………. 11
Results ………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………… 18
Study 1B ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 19
Method …………………………………………………………………………………. 19
Results ………………………………………………………………………………….. 20
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………… 26
Study 2A ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 27
Method …………………………………………………………………………………. 27
Results ………………………………………………………………………………….. 29
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………… 32
Study 2B ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 33
Method …………………………………………………………………………………. 33
Results ………………………………………………………………………………….. 34
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………… 37
Study 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 39
Method …………………………………………………………………………………. 39
Results ………………………………………………………………………………….. 40
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………… 44
General Discussion ……………….……………………………………………………………. 45
Appendix A: Study 1A Materials ……………………………………………………………… 65
Appendix B: Study 1B Materials ………………………………………………………………. 73
Appendix C: Study 2A Materials ………………………………………………………………. 82
Appendix D: Study 2B Materials ………………………………………………………………. 90
Appendix E: Study 3 Materials ……………………………………………………………..….. 98
Appendix F: Summary of Moderation Analyses ……………………………………………… 108
References …………………………………………………………………………………….. 122