Counterfactual thought. [article].

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 counterfactuals for many reasons. Counterfactuals explain the past and prepare for the future, they im...

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Main Author: Bryne, Ruth M.J
Format: Analytics
Language:English
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