The Bidirectional Relation Between Counterfactual Thinking and Closeness, Controllability, and Exceptionality [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 In four experiments, we explored the inferences people make when they learn that counterfactual thinking has occurred. Experiment 1 (N = 40) showed that knowing that a protagonist had engaged in counterfactual thinking (compared to no counterfactual ...
Yibo Xie, Sarah R. Beck
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Counterfactual Thinking and the Episodic System [PDF]
Behavioural Neurology, 2010 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium1. IntroductionWhen something bad happens, we often think howthings could have turned out differently (e.g., “If I hadset my alarm, I would not have missed my appoint-ment.”). Imagining an alternative reality, which couldhave replaced the actual one, is called counterfactualthinking.
Nicole Van Hoeck +3 more
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Counterfactual Thinking Deficit in Huntington's Disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Counterfactual thinking (CFT) refers to the generation of mental simulations of alternatives to past events, actions and outcomes. CFT is a pervasive cognitive feature in every-day life and is closely related to decision-making, planning and problem ...
Federica Solca +9 more
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The functional theory of counterfactual thinking. [PDF]
Pers Soc Psychol Rev, 2008 Counterfactuals are thoughts about alternatives to past events, that is, thoughts of what might have been. This article provides an updated account of the functional theory of counterfactual thinking, suggesting that such thoughts are best explained in terms of their role in behavior regulation and performance improvement.
Epstude K, Roese NJ.
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The Efficacy of Downward Counterfactual Thinking for Regulating Emotional Memories in Anxious Individuals [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Aversive autobiographical memories sometimes prompt maladaptive emotional responses and contribute to affective dysfunction in anxiety and depression. One way to regulate the impact of such memories is to create a downward counterfactual thought–a mental
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Decision Reversibility and Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Counterfactual Thinking and Anticipated Regret [PDF]
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2022 Xiao Li,1,2 Jing Ye,1 Mianlin Deng,1 Xudong Zhao,1 Wendian Shi1 1Department of Psychology, School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Society & Culture, Party School of Ningxia Committee of C.P.C ...
Li X, Ye J, Deng M, Zhao X, Shi W
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How Duty-Free Policy Influences Travel Intention: Mediating Role of Perceived Value and Moderating Roles of COVID-19 Severity and Counterfactual Thinking [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Counterfactual thinking is presumed to play a preparatory function in promoting people’s behavioural intentions. This study specifically addresses the impacts of COVID-19 severity, tourists’ counterfactual thinking about the pandemic, and tourists ...
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Episodic Past, Future, and counterfactual thinking in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple sclerosis [PDF]
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease characterized by widespread white matter lesions in the brain and spinal cord. In addition to well-characterized motor deficits, MS results in cognitive impairments in several domains, notably in episodic ...
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Dispositional optimism weakly predicts upward, rather than downward, counterfactual thinking: A prospective correlational study using episodic recall. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Counterfactual thoughts center on how the past could have been different. Such thoughts may be differentiated in terms of direction of comparison, such that upward counterfactuals focus on how the past could have been better, whereas downward ...
Jessica Gamlin +3 more
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An exploratory study on counterfactual thinking in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 ObjectivesThis study aimed at exploring (1) the motor and non-motor correlates of counterfactual thinking (CFT) abilities in non-demented amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and (2) the ability of CFT measures to discriminate these patients from
Barbara Poletti +27 more
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