People spontaneously create counterfactual alternatives to reality when they think “if only” or
“what if” and imagine how the past could have been different. The mind computes …

Volition can be studied from two perspectives. From the third-person view, volitional
behaviour is internally generated, rather than being determined by the immediate …

In a series of experiments Marc Jeannerod revealed that we have very little awareness of
the details and causes of our actions. We are, however, vividly aware of being in control of …

Although regret is assumed to facilitate good decision making, there is little research directly
addressing this assumption. Four experiments (N= 326) examined the relation between …

3-System Theory of the Cognitive Brain: A Post-Piagetian Approach to Cognitive
Development puts forward Olivier Houdé's 3-System theory of the cognitive brain, based on …

Adolescence is often described as a period of heightened risk-taking. Adolescents are
notorious for impulsivity, emotional volatility, and risky behaviors such as drinking and …

Adolescents are known to take more risks than adults, which can be harmful to their health
and well-being. However, despite age differences in real-world risk taking, laboratory risk …

Counterfactual reasoning (CFR)—mentally representing what the world would be like now if
things had been different in the past—is an important aspect of human cognition and the …

Regret is a common emotion that has important links with decision-making in adults. Recent
research suggests that the ability to experience regret emerges relatively late in …

Despite being implicated in a wide range of psychological and behavioral phenomena, relief
remains poorly understood from the perspective of psychological science. What complicates …