| Negative sentences (anger inducing) |
| 1. He/she has been lining up for hours when someone cuts in before him/her |
| 2. He/she has just realized that his/her new mobile phone was stolen |
| 3. He/she bought an appliance that is broken and they will not refund the money |
| 4. He/she has just noticed someone has vandalized his/her brand new car |
| 5. He/she is denied concert entrance because he/she was sold fake tickets |
| 6. His/her friend borrowed a hundred dollars and never paid him/her back |
| 7. He/she catches his/her partner cheating on him/her with his/her best friend |
| 8. He/she has missed his/her vacation trip because of an airport strike |
| 9. They have been speaking badly of his/her mother to infuriate him/her |
| 10. He/she is at a bus stop and the bus driver refuses to stop |
| Positive sentences (Joy inducing) |
| 1. He/she has won two tickets to see his/her favorite band in concert |
| 2. He/she has received the great promotion that he/she wanted at work |
| 3. He/she is finally given the keys to his/her very first house |
| 4. He/she is enjoying the first day of his/her much-needed holidays |
| 5. He/she has been selected amongst many for a very important casting |
| 6. He/she finally got a date with the person of his/her dreams |
| 7. His/her country’s soccer team has just won the world cup final |
| 8. He/she has just received a very important scholarship to study abroad |
| 9. He/she has just won the Outstanding-Graduate-of-the-Year Award |
| 10. He/she finds out his/her child received the best grades of his class |