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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Counterfactual thoughts"”.
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Examining the Preparatory Function of Counterfactual Thinking: Evidence on Content, Benefits, and Evaluation of Forgone Outcomes
… the prevailing perspective on the function of counterfactual thinking, posits that the primary purpose of this form of mental simulation is to prepare individuals for the future. However, recent findings have presented challenges to this dominant view. The debate on this topic has recently …
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Counterfactual, prevention and causal thinking about workplace slip and trip accidents : a study of safety professionals, managers and accident subjects
Counterfactual thinking typically follows an unexpected event and involves the mental simulation of an alternative outcome which can be either better or worse than the original one. In general, exceptional and controllable events are selected for change over those that are routine and …
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Considering counterfactuals in counseling : reflections on reality
Counterfactual thoughts involve the consideration of how events might have progressed differently. These conditional statements include an antecedent (e.g., "If only I were less impulsive") and a consequent (e.g., "I would not have been unfaithful") (Markman, Gavanski, Sherman, & McMullen, 1993). …
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A Dual-Process Account of Reactions to General and Specific Events: The Roles of Counterfactual Thinking and Pre-Event Expectations
… of reactions to general and specific cases, counterfactual thinking was hypothesized to occur more frequently in response to specific events than to general events. Cognitive reactions to general events were expected to be influenced by pre-event expectations, whereas reactions to specific …
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The Detection of Stimulus Bias and the Role of Counterfactual Thinking
… relationships as such. The current study tested counterfactual thinking (i.e., mentally simulating alternatives to reality) as a potential mechanism underlying this deficit in learning by manipulating the participation level of the participants (observation vs. prediction). It is proposed that …
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COUNTERFACTUAL VIEWPOINTS: HOW OUR VIEWPOINT OF UNDOING THE PAST SHAPES OUR FUTURE EXPECTATIONS AND PERFORMANCE
… memory, as well as the perceived likelihood of counterfactual alternatives (i.e., counterfactual potency), on subsequent psychological and behavioral reactions. Yet, the possibility of counterfactual viewpoints has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect …
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The role of counterfactual thinking in deceptive communication
… the proposal that there is a close link between counterfactual thinking and lying. Although both require the imagination of alternatives to reality, research has yet to establish a direct link. In the first seven studies the relationship between counterfactuals and lies is directly investigated …
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Worse Off But Happier? The Affective Advantages of Entering the Workforce During an Economic Downturn
… downturns were less likely to entertain upward counterfactual thoughts about how they might have done better. This tendency fully mediated the relationship between workforce economic conditions and job satisfaction. While past research on job satisfaction has focused on dispositional and …
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The effect of abstract versus concrete thinking on decision-making in depression
… regret by encouraging more upward counterfactual thoughts, as compared to concrete thinking. Together these studies indicate that abstract thinking could play an important role in contributing to decision-making problems in depression, and raise the clinical possibility that …