Instructions
Control:
Please think of a specific memory of a time when you were happy. Take a moment, and try to re-experience what you felt at the time. Please write 5-10 sentences about your memory, using the box provided below.
Try to provide specifics about the occasion you're remembering. What was going on and who was there? What else was important about the situation you're recollecting?
You should also be specific about the emotions you experienced. Why were you happy on this occasion? How did exactly did you feel at the time? As you reflect on the nuances of the emotions in your memory, try to re-experience the emotions you felt at the time as vividly as possible.
Giving:
Please think of a specific memory of a time when you were happy because you gave something to someone. Take a moment, and try to re-experience what you felt at the time. Please write 5-10 sentences about your memory, using the box provided below.
Try to provide specifics about the occasion you're remembering. What did you give, who did you give it to, and why? What else was important about the situation you're recollecting?
You should also be specific about the emotions you experienced. Why were you happy on this occasion? How did exactly did you feel at the time? As you reflect on the nuances of the emotions in your memory, try to re-experience the emotions you felt at the time as vividly as possible.
Receiving:
Please think of a specific memory of a time when you were happy because someone gave you something. Take a moment, and try to re-experience what you felt at the time. Please write 5-10 sentences about your memory, using the box provided below.
Try to provide specifics about the occasion you're remembering. What were you given, who gave it to you, and why? What else was important about the situation you're recollecting?
You should also be specific about the emotions you experienced. Why were you happy on this occasion? How did exactly did you feel at the time? As you reflect on the nuances of the emotions in your memory, try to re-experience the emotions you felt at the time as vividly as possible.
Please think of a specific memory of a time when you were happy. Take a moment, and try to re-experience what you felt at the time. Please write 5-10 sentences about your memory, using the box provided below.
Try to provide specifics about the occasion you're remembering. What was going on and who was there? What else was important about the situation you're recollecting?
You should also be specific about the emotions you experienced. Why were you happy on this occasion? How did exactly did you feel at the time? As you reflect on the nuances of the emotions in your memory, try to re-experience the emotions you felt at the time as vividly as possible.
Giving:
Please think of a specific memory of a time when you were happy because you gave something to someone. Take a moment, and try to re-experience what you felt at the time. Please write 5-10 sentences about your memory, using the box provided below.
Try to provide specifics about the occasion you're remembering. What did you give, who did you give it to, and why? What else was important about the situation you're recollecting?
You should also be specific about the emotions you experienced. Why were you happy on this occasion? How did exactly did you feel at the time? As you reflect on the nuances of the emotions in your memory, try to re-experience the emotions you felt at the time as vividly as possible.
Receiving:
Please think of a specific memory of a time when you were happy because someone gave you something. Take a moment, and try to re-experience what you felt at the time. Please write 5-10 sentences about your memory, using the box provided below.
Try to provide specifics about the occasion you're remembering. What were you given, who gave it to you, and why? What else was important about the situation you're recollecting?
You should also be specific about the emotions you experienced. Why were you happy on this occasion? How did exactly did you feel at the time? As you reflect on the nuances of the emotions in your memory, try to re-experience the emotions you felt at the time as vividly as possible.