The Impact of Perceived Control on the Imagination of Better and Worse Possible Worlds.

Markman, Keith D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ507991

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Impact of Perceived Control on the Imagination of Better and Worse Possible Worlds.

Markman, Keith D.; And Others

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v21 n6 p588-95 Jun 1995

Examined the effects of perceived control and close alternative outcomes on counterfactual generation (thoughts of what could have been). Subjects played a "wheel of fortune" game in which they controlled one of two wheels. Results supported the idea that people generate counterfactuals about events over which they have perceived control. (RJM)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Expectation, Individual Power, Locus of Control, Patterned Responses, Perception, Personality Traits, Probability, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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