Counterfactuals as behavioral primes: priming the simulation heuristic and consideration of alternatives

Article Abstract:

This study investigates the effects of counterfactual thinking, or reflection on alternative realities, on behavior and judgement. Three experiments reveal that counterfactual primes improve subsequent problem solving by activating a simulation mind-set that increases attention to relevant alternatives and solutions.

Statistical Data Included, Problem solving, Priming (Psychology)

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Counterfactuals as self-generated primes: the effect of piror counterfactral activation on person perception judgments

Article Abstract:

Mental stimulation triggered by events where an alternative outcome almost happened affect subsequent judgment. Mental stimulation is therefore more likely used in later person perception tasks.

Perception, Perception (Psychology), Developmental psychology

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Further ironies of suppression: stereotype and counterstereotype accessibility

Article Abstract:

The thought suppression is experimentally analyzed to demonstrate the accessibility of stereotype and counterstereotype. The influence of stereotype suppression on personal judgment is also studied.

Science & research, Influence, Stereotype (Psychology), Stereotypes (Psychology), Judgment (Ethics), Report

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