Are your feelings predictable?

Indicate your feelings for each situation below. Then click the button named "Find out the predicted answers" at the bottom in order to compare your answers with predictions from the sociology of emotions and Affect Control Theory. (Your answers do not leave your computer.)

You're convicting a crook. What emotion do you feel? 

ashamed    embarrassed    scared    flustered    impatient    nervous    excited    thrilled    overjoyed    pleased    proud    happy    at-ease    calm    contented    no emotion    depressed    joyless    unhappy    disgusted    annoyed    bitter    furious    mad    outraged

 

You're singing to an infant. What emotion do you feel? 

ashamed    embarrassed    scared    flustered    impatient    nervous    excited    thrilled    overjoyed    pleased    proud    happy    at-ease    calm    contented    no emotion    depressed    joyless    unhappy    disgusted    annoyed    bitter    furious    mad    outraged

 

You're complimenting your boss. What emotion do you feel? 

ashamed    embarrassed    scared    flustered    impatient    nervous    excited    thrilled    overjoyed    pleased    proud    happy    at-ease    calm    contented    no emotion    depressed    joyless    unhappy    disgusted    annoyed    bitter    furious    mad    outraged

 

You're cuddling a blind-date. What emotion do you feel?

ashamed    embarrassed    scared    flustered    impatient    nervous    excited    thrilled    overjoyed    pleased    proud    happy    at-ease    calm    contented    no emotion    depressed    joyless    unhappy    disgusted    annoyed    bitter    furious    mad    outraged

 

 

Tom is a scholar. He was visiting a prison and got in some trouble. A gangster in the prison rescued Tom. How do you feel about the gangster? The gangster is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

Jane is a heroine as a result of courage she showed in past events. Today she encountered a child in a riot, and she saved the child. How do feel about Jane? Jane is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

A roughneck warned a child named Chris in a tavern. Chris defied the roughneck. How do you feel about the child Chris? Chris is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

A gambler came to Bob's village and played a game with Bob. Bob won, and the gambler socked Bob, the winner. How do feel about the gambler? The gambler is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

A national sports champion was on campus last week, and a local fellow named Jack asked for a game with the champion. The champion indulged Jack, the underdog. How do you feel about the champion? The champion is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

Clem is a do-nothing player on Coach Johnson's team. Yesterday Clem and Coach Johnson found themselves together at a funeral, and Coach Johnson attacked Clem. How do you feel about Coach Johnson? Coach Johnson is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

Mrs. Morgan is an adulteress, and Bob is her boyfriend. Yesterday they got caught in a riot, and Mrs. Morgan, the adulteress, calmed her boyfriend. How do you feel about Mrs. Morgan? Mrs. Morgan is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

Ed, an athlete, started neglecting his chum, Charlie, soon after they entered a gay bar. How do you feel about the athlete Ed? Ed is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

Scalia is a gangster in a Miami slum. A few weeks ago neighbors heard Scalia bullying his grandparent. How do you feel about the gangster Scalia? Scalia is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.

 

Amy is a schoolgirl on a trip to a museum with her class. Beth is a five-year-old child who is at the museum with her parents. Beth has been pestering the schoolgirl Amy. How do you feel about Beth, the child? Beth is:

Very good, nice    Somewhat good, nice    A bit good, or a bit bad, or neither good nor bad    Somewhat bad, awful    Very bad, awful.