Counterfactual processing and the correspondence between events and outcomes: Normality vs. value
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| Publication date | 1992 |
| Journal | European Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | Issue number | 22 |
| Pages (from-to) | 387-396 |
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| Abstract | Examined whether people psychologically "undo" (imagine how things may have turned out otherwise in a particular situation) events along the lines of normality or along the lines of value when these strategies conflict. 60 undergraduates were given a scenario to read and asked to write down a possible event or events that would have resulted in a different outcome. Ss were, on average, almost 4 times more likely to undo outcomes on the basis of value than normality. This tendency did not significantly differ across normal and exceptional or positive and negative outcomes. |
| Document type | Article |
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2420220407
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