AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

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The adaptation-level phenomenon refers to the tendency for our judgments of objects and events to be heavily influenced by our:
A
current level of happiness.
B
understanding of how others judge those same objects and events.
C
genetics.
D
previous experiences.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adaptation-Level Phenomenon is the tendency people have to quickly adapt to a new situation, until that situation becomes the norm.

Detailed explanation-2: -A worker may initially experience happiness upon receiving a pay raise, for example. Over time, however, the worker is likely to return to a baseline happiness level as he or she adapts to the higher salary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Adaptation-level phenomenon Our tendency to form judgments relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience. Events neither pleasant nor un pleasant based on our experiences. Relative deprivation The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself.

Detailed explanation-4: -adaptation-level phenomenon. the tendency to adapt to a given level of stimulation and thus to notice and react to changes from that level.

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