Browsing by Author "Hancock, Emily N."

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How we undo the past: counterfactual thinking about enablers

Egan, Suzanne M.; Frosch, Caren A.; Hancock, Emily N. (PSI [Psychological Society of Ireland], 2010)
Thinking counterfactually – how controllability affects the ‘undoing’ of causes and enablers.

Egan, Suzanne M.; Frosch, Caren A.; Hancock, Emily N. (Cognitive Science Society, 2008)

Abstract Previous research on counterfactual thoughts about prevention suggests that people tend to focus on enabling rather than causing agents. However, research has also demonstrated that people have a preference ...
What else could have caused it? Counterfactuals, enablers and alternatives

Egan, Suzanne M.; Frosch, Caren A.; Hancock, Emily N. (Science Foundation Ireland, 2010)

The aim of this study was to explore why people focus on enablers rather than causes in their counterfactual thinking (i.e., how people undo the past). We report the results of an experiment that compared causes and enablers ...