Here is the postulate - One cannot imagine one's emotional state of an instant which hasn't yet occurred, even if one is well aware of its imminence ( and has prepared himself for the consequences of the outcome )
Here are a couple of examples on different emotional instances which the subject is primed for.
Despair - tell a student that he is to fail in an exam , and tell that you are pretty sure of it. The student prepares for that event ( emotionally ). Even though he might imagine the mental state he might be when the results are out, he would not be able to predict the actual state of mind he might be in when he is encountered with the result .
Anger - Imagine that you are in a freakish road accident involving you and another driver, where you are not hurt. But the chassis of your car is mildly damaged. You can prime yourself of the emotional state you might be , in such a situation. And even though you are well prepared for that event, and you promise yourself that you would not loose your temper in that situation, you cannot but be angry - either at the other person involved in that accident or at the situation or in the worst case - at yourself.
How can I quantitatively measure/prove this hypothesis ?
Here are a couple of examples on different emotional instances which the subject is primed for.
Despair - tell a student that he is to fail in an exam , and tell that you are pretty sure of it. The student prepares for that event ( emotionally ). Even though he might imagine the mental state he might be when the results are out, he would not be able to predict the actual state of mind he might be in when he is encountered with the result .
Anger - Imagine that you are in a freakish road accident involving you and another driver, where you are not hurt. But the chassis of your car is mildly damaged. You can prime yourself of the emotional state you might be , in such a situation. And even though you are well prepared for that event, and you promise yourself that you would not loose your temper in that situation, you cannot but be angry - either at the other person involved in that accident or at the situation or in the worst case - at yourself.
How can I quantitatively measure/prove this hypothesis ?
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