| dc.contributor.advisor | Byrne,Ruth | |
| dc.contributor.author | McEleney, Alice | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-25T15:37:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-25T15:37:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Alice McEleney, 'Why it happened and how it could have been different : a comparison of causal and counterfactual thinking', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2000, pp 291 | |
| dc.identifier.other | THESIS 5891 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this thesis was to compare two pervasive forms of human thinking : causal thinking about why an outcome happened (e.g., "I failed because I didn’t try") and counterfactual thinking about how an outcome could have been different (e.g., "I wouldn’t have failed if I had tried"). We report nine experiments designed to test the hypothesis that causal thoughts are concerned with the prediction of outcomes, whereas counterfactual thoughts are concerned with their prevention. | |
| dc.format | 1 volume | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://stella.catalogue.tcd.ie/iii/encore/record/C__Rb12459989 | |
| dc.subject | Psychology, Ph.D. | |
| dc.subject | Ph.D. Trinity College Dublin | |
| dc.title | Why it happened and how it could have been different : a comparison of causal and counterfactual thinking | |
| dc.type | thesis | |
| dc.type.supercollection | thesis_dissertations | |
| dc.type.supercollection | refereed_publications | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | |
| dc.type.qualificationname | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | |
| dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |
| dc.format.extentpagination | pp 291 | |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/88958 | |
