Accountability is a fundamental element of all societies and the organizations that operate
within them. This paper focuses on the individual‐level accountability concept of felt …

This article reviews research on counterfactual, social, and temporal comparisons and
proposes a Reflection and Evaluation Model (REM) as an organizing framework. At the …

The human imagination remains one of the last uncharted terrains of the mind. This
accessible and original monograph explores a central aspect of the imagination, the …

This outstanding book is the first to decisively define the relationship between political
psychology and international relations. Written in a style accessible to undergraduates as …

What are the factors that influence everyday attributions of cause and blame? The current
studies focus on sequences of events that lead to adverse outcomes, and examine people's …

Counterfactual thoughts about what might have been ('if only…') are pervasive in everyday
life. They are related to causal thoughts, they help people learn from experience and they …

Because of counterfactual comparisons, good outcomes that could have been better (ie,
disappointing wins) and bad outcomes that could have been worse (ie, relieving losses) …

Over the past thirty years, and particularly within the last ten years, researchers in the areas
of social psychology, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and neuroscience have …

This research demonstrates how counterfactual thoughts can lead people to excuse others
for telling falsehoods. When a falsehood aligned with participants' political preferences …

The current study examined the interactive relationship between felt accountability and
organizational politics perceptions on job satisfaction in three samples, which included …