Which of the following statements is an example of a person engaging in affective forecasting?

a. "The reason that he dropped out of school was because he felt insecure and incompetent."
b. "If he ever betrayed me, I would be so depressed I would never recover."
c. "If I hadn't gotten reprimanded by my boss that one time, I never would have hated my job as much as I did."
d. "If I had only trusted him and not said anything, we wouldn't have gotten into that stupid argument."


B

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