Postdecisional counterfactual thinking by actors and readers: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 510-515

  Girotto, Vittorio ^a,b   Ferrante, Donatella ^c   Pighin, Stefania ^d   Gonzalez, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; GAME; GUILT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; THINKING;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; GUILT; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; THINKING;

EID: 34250326312     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01931.x     Document Type: Article

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