Rachel was searching for a new apartment. She found one she liked, and expected that after she moved in, she would be happy for a long time.

However, the happiness didn’t last long. Within a week, the new apartment was just a place to live. Rachel’s misjudgment of how she’d feel after an event in her life is an example of which of the following?

a. affective forecasting

b. durability bias

c. functional fixedness

d. confirmation bias