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Published in final edited form as: Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2011 Jan;37(1):120–135. doi: 10.1177/0146167210390822

Table 2.

Estimation Errors for Negative and Positive Emotional Experiences (Study 1B)

Experience	Percentage of classmates who have had experience in last two weeks		Estimation error (estimated – reported)
Experience	Estimated (SD)	Reported	Estimation error (estimated – reported)
Negative experiences
Had fight/argument	29.5 (18.6)	42.5	−13.0^***
Thought about distant friends/family	53.7 (25.1)	82.5	−28.8^***
Thought about enormous workload	75.3 (20.8)	87.5	−12.2^***
Was rejected by boy/girl	22.4 (12.6)	31.3	−8.9^***
Received low grade	44.1 (19.6)	60.0	−15.9^***
Thought about bad personal health habits	45.9 (24.3)	70.0	−24.1^***
Positive experiences
Received high grade	62.0 (19.6)	65.0	−3.0
Attended fun party	62.2 (17.6)	41.3	+20.9^***
Participated in athletics	53.7 (20.5)	40.0	+13.7^***
Went out with friends	57.6 (20.3)	45.0	+12.6^***
Talked to distant friends/family	61.7 (18.8)	70.0	−8.3^***
Had great meal	61.5 (24.1)	63.8	−2.3

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p < .001.