“What Was Meant to Be” Versus “What Might Have Been”: Effects of Culture and Control on Counterfactual Thinking

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 outcomes may also vary in counterfactual thought. Investigating White American and United Arab Emirates-based Arab...

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Main Author: Maitner, Angela (author)
Other Authors: Summerville, Amy (author)
Format: article
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11073/21587
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