The psychology of counterfactual thinking. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David R. Mandel, Denis J. Hilton, and Patrizia Catellani.
• Other Names: Mandel, David R, 1966-; Hilton, Denis J; Catellani, Patrizia
• Contents: Counterfactual and causal explanation: from early theoretical views to new frontiers / David R. Mandel -- The relation between counterfactual and causal reasoning / Barbara A. Spellman, Alexandra P. Kincannon and Stephen J. Stose -- The course of events: counterfactuals, causal sequences and explanation / Denis J. Hilton, John L. McClure, and Ben R. Slugoski -- The mental representation of what might have been / Clare R. Walsh and Ruth M. J. Bryne -- Reflective and evaluative modes of mental simulation / Keith D. Markman and Matthew N. McMullen -- Scenario simulations in learning: forms and functions at the individual and organizational levels / Susana Segura and Michael W. Morris -- Finding meaning from mutability: making sense and deriving significance through counterfactual thinking / Adam D. Galinsky, Katie A. Liljenquist, Laura L. Kray and Neal J. Roese -- When a small difference makes a big difference: counterfactual thinking and luck / Karl Halvor Teigen -- On the comparative nature of regret / Marcel Zeelenberg and Eric van Dijk -- Escape from reality: prisoners' counterfactual thinking about crime, justice, and punishment / Mandeep K. Dhami, David R. Mandel and Karen A. Souza -- When the social context frames the case: counterfactuals in the courtroom / Patrizia Catellani and Patrizia Milesi -- Theory- versus imagination-driven thinking about historical counterfactuals: are we prisoners of our preconceptions? / Philip E. Tetlock and Erika Henik.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages), (13 illustrations)
• Subjects: 153.4/3; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Counterfactuals (Logic); Thought and thinking; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134353187; 1134353189
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.