1st Edition
What Might Have Been The Social Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking
424 Pages
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Psychology Press
420 Pages
by
Psychology Press
424 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Within a few short years, research on counterfactual thinking has mushroomed, establishing itself as one of the signature domains within social psychology. Counterfactuals are thoughts of what might have been, of possible past outcomes that could have taken place. Counterfactuals and their implications for perceptions of time and causality have long fascinated philosophers, but only recently have... Read more
Contents: N.J. Roese, J.M. Olson, Counterfactual Thinking: A Critical Overview. E.P. Seelau, S.M. Seelau, G.L. Wells, P.D. Windschitl, Counterfactual Constraints. M. Kasimatis, G.L. Wells, Individual Differences in Couterfactual Thinking. D. Dunning, S.F. Madey, Comparison Processes in Counterfactual Thought. M.N. McMullen, K.D. Markman, I. Gavanski, Living in Neither the Best Nor the Worst of All Possible Worlds: Antecedents and Consequences of Upward and Downward Counterfactual Thinking. N.J. Roese, J.M. Olson, Functions of Counterfactual Thinking. S.J. Sherman, A.R. McConnell, Dysfunctional Implications of Counterfactual Thinking: When Alternatives to Reality Fail Us. J. Landman, Through a Glass Darkly: Worldviews, Counterfactual Thought, and Emotion. T. Gilovich, V.H. Medvec, Some Counterfactual Determinants of Satisfaction and Regret. F. Gleicher, D.S. Boninger, A. Strathman, D. Armor, J. Hetts, M. Ahn, With an Eye Toward the Future: The Impact of Counterfactual Thinking on Affect, Attitudes, and Behavior. D.T. Miller, B.R. Taylor, Counterfactual Thought, Regret, and Superstition: How to Avoid Kicking Yourself. A.L. McGill, J.G. Klein, Counterfactual and Contrastive Reasoning in Explanations for Performance: Implications for Gender Bias. C.G. Davis, D.R. Lehman, Counterfactual Thinking and Coping With Traumatic Life Events. D. Kahneman, Varieties of Counterfactual Thinking.
Biography
Neal J. Roese, James M. Olson
