Skip to main content
. 2019 May 17;9(5):116. doi: 10.3390/brainsci9050116
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