| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Routledge research international series in social psychology
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Routledge research international series in social psychology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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social and cognitive psychologists containing novel theoretical insights, and, in many cases descriptions of previously unpublished empirical studies.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 graduates in psychology. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Counterfactuals (Logic)
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Counterfactuals (Logic) |
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Thought and thinking.
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Thought and thinking. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hilton, Denis J.
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Mandel, David R., 1966-
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Catellani, Patrizia.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Psychology of counterfactual thinking. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2005 (DLC) 2005000288 |
| ISBN |
0415322413 (Cloth) |
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9780415322416 (Cloth) |
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0203963784 (electronic book) |
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9780203963784 (electronic book) |
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