The psychology of counterfactual thinking [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David R. Mandel, Denis J. Hilton, and Patrizia Catellani

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784790403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005
• ISBN: 1-134-35319-7; 1-281-15789-9; 9786611157890; 0-203-96378-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Collana: Routledge research international series in social psychology ; ; 9
• Classificazione: 77.32
• Altri autori (Persone): MandelDavid R. <1966->; HiltonDenis J; CatellaniPatrizia
• Disciplina: 153.4/3
• Soggetti: Counterfactuals (Logic); Thought and thinking
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-244) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.