Mood and Counterfactual Thinking: Effects on Content of and Time Spent Generating Counterfactual Thoughts

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Pasco ◽  
Heather Sakai ◽  
Amanda Woodside ◽  
Karen P. Leith ◽  
Julie Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Counterfactual Thinking

Causal attribution and counterfactual thinking - when does performing one facilitate performance of the other

2003 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-218
Author(s):  
A. N’gbala ◽  
N. R. Branscombe
Keyword(s):  
Response Times ◽  
Causal Attribution ◽  
Counterfactual Thinking ◽  
The Other

When do causal attribution and counterfactual thinking facilitate one another, and when do the two responses overlap? Undergraduates (N = 78) both explained and undid, in each of two orders, events that were described either with their potential causes or not. The time to perform either response was recorded. Overall, mutation response times were shorter when performed after an attribution was made than before, while attribution response times did not vary as a consequence of sequence. Depending on whether the causes of the target events were described in the scenario or not, respondents undid the actor and assigned causality to another antecedent, or pointed to the actor for both responses. These findings suggest that counterfactual mutation is most likely to be facilitated by attribution, and that mutation and attribution responses are most likely to overlap when no information about potential causes of the event is provided.

Counterfactual Thinking and Judgments of Mock Jurors

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarika Daftary ◽  
Melissa A. Berry Cahoon
Keyword(s):  
Counterfactual Thinking ◽  
Mock Jurors

Assessing the Role of Referent in Counterfactual Thinking

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahan S. Ali ◽  
Melissa B. Cahoon ◽  
Mark S. Rye ◽  
Tarika Daftary
Keyword(s):  
Counterfactual Thinking
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