The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking.

The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking.

A collection of thought-provoking papers by key social and cognitive psychologists containing novel theoretical insights, and, in many cases descriptions of previously unpublished empirical studies. An excellent overview of this fascinating topic for researchers, advanced undergraduates and graduate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mandel, David R.
Other Authors: Hilton, Denis J., Catellani, Patrizia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2005.
Series:Routledge research international series in social psychology.
Subjects:
Counterfactuals (Logic)
Thought and thinking.
thinking.
Thought and thinking
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Half Title: The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Counterfactuals, causality, and mental representation; 1 Counterfactual and causal explanation; 2 The relation between counterfactual and causal reasoning; 3 The course of events; 4 The mental representation of what might have been; Part II: Functional bases of counterfactual thinking; 5 Reflective and evaluative modes of mental simulation; 6 Scenario simulations in learning; 7 Finding meaning from mutability.
  • Part III: Counterfactual thinking and emotion8 When a small difference makes a big difference; 9 On the comparative nature of regret; Part IV: Counterfactual thinking in the context of crime, justice, and political history; 10 Escape from reality; 11 When the social context frames the case; 12 Theory- versus imagination driven counterfactuals; References; Author index; Subject index.

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