Counterfactual thoughts about “what might have been” allow individuals to improve future
outcomes based on insights from past events. Previous research has examined how …

Functional counterfactual thinking is a self-regulatory process that converts information
about past mistakes into plans for future action. However, there is limited research on how …

Functional counterfactual thinking involves a unique set of circumstances where one can
both reflect on past events and imagine future possibilities. A key aspect of a counterfactual's …

People often ponder what might have been, and these counterfactual inferences have been
linked to behavior regulation. Counterfactuals may enhance performance by either a content …

Although counterfactual thinking is typically activated by a negative outcome, it can have
positive effects by helping to regulate and improve future behavior. Known as the content …

Counterfactual thinking is a ubiquitous feature of daily life with links to causal reasoning.
Therefore, we argue that cultures that vary in perceptions of what controls important life …

We hypothesized that the activation of a counterfactual mind-set minimizes group decision
errors caused by the failure of groups to discuss unshared, uniquely held information. In two …

Abstract Thinking about what might have been—counterfactual thinking—is a common
feature of the mental landscape. Key questions about counterfactual thinking center on why …

Counterfactual thoughts refer to alternatives to the past. Episodic counterfactual thoughts
have in past research been shown to be primarily goal-directed and to engender …

This research examines how counterfactual potency (CP), the multiplicative effect of the
likelihoods of the “if” and “then” clauses of counterfactuals, determines the effects of …