Search Results - "Roese, Neal J"

The Functional Theory of Counterfactual Thinking by Epstude, Kai, Roese, Neal J.

“…Counterfactuals are thoughts about alternatives to past events, that is, thoughts of what might have been. This article provides an updated account of the…”
Get full text

Hindsight Bias by Roese, Neal J., Vohs, Kathleen D.

“…Hindsight bias occurs when people feel that they "knew it all along," that is, when they believe that an event is more predictable after it becomes known than…”
Get full text

Self-report measures of individual differences in regulatory focus: A cautionary note by Summerville, Amy, Roese, Neal J.

“…Regulatory focus theory distinguishes between two independent structures of strategic inclination, promotion versus prevention. However, the theory implies two…”
Get full text

Dispositional optimism weakly predicts upward, rather than downward, counterfactual thinking: A prospective correlational study using episodic recall by Gamlin, Jessica, Smallman, Rachel, Epstude, Kai, Roese, Neal J, Jonason, Peter Karl

“…Counterfactual thoughts center on how the past could have been different. Such thoughts may be differentiated in terms of direction of comparison, such that…”
Get full text

What We Regret Most... and Why by Roese, Neal J., Summerville, Amy

“…Which domains in life produce the greatest potential for regret, and what features of those life domains explain why? Using archival and laboratory evidence,…”
Get full text

Prefactual Thoughts: Mental Simulations About What Might Happen by Epstude, Kai, Scholl, Annika, Roese, Neal J.

“…Thought about the future can take many forms, from goal planning to intentions and from fantasies to magical thinking. The term prefactual has guided some past…”
Get full text

Dare to compare: Fact-based versus simulation-based comparison in daily life by Summerville, Amy, Roese, Neal J.

“…We examined the relative frequency of social, counterfactual, past-temporal, and future-temporal comparison in daily life using an experience-sampling method,…”
Get full text

Better, Stronger, Faster: Self-Serving Judgment, Affect Regulation, and the Optimal Vigilance Hypothesis by Roese, Neal J., Olson, James M.

“…Self-serving judgments, in which the self is viewed more favorably than other people, are ubiquitous. Their dynamic variation within individuals may be…”
Get full text

The Maximizing Mind-Set by Ma, Jingjing, Roese, Neal J.

“…Getting the best has been advocated as an ideal in almost every domain of life. We propose that maximizing constitutes a mind-set that may be situationally…”
Get full text

Motivated Counterfactual Thinking and Moral Inconsistency: How We Use Our Imaginations to Selectively Condemn and Condone by Effron, Daniel A., Epstude, Kai, Roese, Neal J.

“…People selectively enforce their moral principles, excusing wrongdoing when it suits them. We identify an underappreciated source of this moral inconsistency:…”
Get full text

Polarized imagination: partisanship influences the direction and consequences of counterfactual thinking by Epstude, Kai, Effron, Daniel A, Roese, Neal J

“…Four studies examine how political partisanship qualifies previously documented regularities in people's counterfactual thinking ( = 1186 Democrats and…”
Get full text

Balancing the Basket: The Role of Shopping Basket Composition in Embarrassment by Blair, Sean, Roese, Neal J.

“…When consumers anticipate feeling embarrassed by a purchase, they often purchase additional products to mitigate the threat. The current research demonstrates…”
Get full text

Body camera footage leads to lower judgments of intent than dash camera footage by Turner, Broderick L., Caruso, Eugene M., Dilich, Mike A., Roese, Neal J.

“…Police departments use body-worn cameras (body cams) and dashboard cameras (dash cams) to monitor the activity of police officers in the field. Video from…”
Get full text

Feeling More Together: Group Attention Intensifies Emotion by Shteynberg, Garriy, Hirsh, Jacob B, Apfelbaum, Evan P, Larsen, Jeff T, Galinsky, Adam D, Roese, Neal J

“…The idea that group contexts can intensify emotions is centuries old. Yet, evidence that speaks to how, or if, emotions become more intense in groups remains…”
Get full text

Counterfactual thinking facilitates behavioral intentions by Smallman, Rachel, Roese, Neal J.

“…People often ponder what might have been, and these counterfactual inferences have been linked to behavior regulation. Counterfactuals may enhance performance…”
Get full text

Praise for regret: People value regret above other negative emotions by Saffrey, Colleen, Summerville, Amy, Roese, Neal J.

“…What do people think about the emotion of regret? Recent demonstrations of the psychological benefits of regret have been framed against an assumption that…”
Get full text

Preferences for expressing preferences: People prefer finer evaluative distinctions for liked than disliked objects by Smallman, Rachel, Becker, Brittney, Roese, Neal J.

“…Past research showed that people draw finer categorical distinctions for liked than disliked objects, such that a wine lover, for example, sees greater detail…”
Get full text

From What Might Have Been to What Must Have Been: Counterfactual Thinking Creates Meaning by Kray, Laura J, George, Linda G, Liljenquist, Katie A, Galinsky, Adam D, Tetlock, Philip E, Roese, Neal J

“…Four experiments explored whether 2 uniquely human characteristics-counterfactual thinking (imagining alternatives to the past) and the fundamental drive to…”
Get full text

The Countability Effect: Comparative versus Experiential Reactions to Reward Distributions by Ma, Jingjing, Roese, Neal J.

“…The effect of inequity on satisfaction—people who are underbenefited are less satisfied than those who are overbenefited—is robust across many domains…”
Get full text

Regrets of the Typical American: Findings From a Nationally Representative Sample by Morrison, Mike, Roese, Neal J.

“…In this study of regret among a representative sample of Americans, the authors examined hypotheses derived from regret regulation theory, which asserts that…”
Get full text