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12. Does “As If” Thinking Really Work?

No Stupid Questions

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Can You Live Your Life as if You're in a Certain Mood?

Behavior activation therapy works to pretend that you're in a certain mood. The people who were told act like an extravert actually ended up enjoying one of the benefits of extraversion, at least for the short time of the experiment. We don't know about any long term effects.

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