The Psychology of Counterfactual ThinkingDavid R. Mandel, Denis J. Hilton, Patrizia Catellani This book provides a critical overview of significant developments in research and theory on counterfactual thinking that have emerged in recent years and spotlights exciting new directions for future research in this area. Key issues considered include the relations between counterfactual and casual reasoning, the functional bases of counterfactual thinking, the role of counterfactual thinking in the experience of emotion and the importance of counterfactual thinking in the context of crime and justice. |
Contents
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1 Counterfactual and causal explanation | 11 |
2 The relation between counterfactual and causal reasoning | 28 |
3 The course of events | 44 |
4 The mental representation of what might have been | 61 |
Functional bases of counterfactual thinking | 75 |
5 Reflective and evaluative modes of mental simulation | 77 |
8 When a small difference makes a big difference | 129 |
9 On the comparative nature of regret | 147 |
Counterfactual thinking in the context of crime justice and political history | 163 |
10 Escape from reality | 165 |
11 When the social context frames the case | 183 |
12 Theory versus imagination driven counterfactuals | 199 |
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6 Scenario simulations in learning | 94 |
7 Finding meaning from mutability | 110 |
Counterfactual thinking and emotion | 127 |
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The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking David R. Mandel,Denis J. Hilton,Patrizia Catellani Limited preview - 2007 |
The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking David R. Mandel,Denis J. Hilton,Patrizia Catellani Limited preview - 2005 |
The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking David R. Mandel,Denis J. Hilton,Patrizia Catellani No preview available - 2005 |
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