Counterfactual thinking is a concept in psychology that involves the human tendency to create possible alternatives to life events that have already occurred;...

often employ counterfactual thinking in order to illustrate theories or to test their plausibility. Critical thinking is a form of thinking that is reasonable...

if-clause which is contrary to fact. Counterfactual may also refer to: Counterfactual thinking, in psychology Counterfactual thought experiments, in philosophy...

Theories on counterfactual thinking could explain the confusing evidence regarding self-blame and psychological adjustment. Counterfactual thinking involves...

of Counterfactual Thinking, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, (Mahwah), 1995;Nasco, S.A. & Marsh, K.L., "Gaining Control Through Counterfactual Thinking", Personality...

Counterfactual conditionals (also subjunctive or X-marked) are conditional sentences which discuss what would have been true under different circumstances...

external data and facts in order avoid failure or counterfactual thinking. The notion of "vertical thinking" as a method of solving problems was first introduced...

use counterfactual thinking to cognitively reorganize the experience into something other than rape. Victims that exhibit counterfactual thinking typically...

thinking – Set of problem-solving methods Convergent thinking – Ability to answer questions correctly without the need for novel ideas Counterfactual...

of What Could Have Been explores the limits and potentials of counterfactual thinking, providing a survey of its uses, methodological issues on the possible...