Is Understanding Regret Dependent on Developments in Counterfactual Thinking?

Autor/inn/en	Beck, Sarah R.; Crilly, Maria
Titel	Is Understanding Regret Dependent on Developments in Counterfactual Thinking?
Quelle	In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27 (2009) 2, S.505-510 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-510X
DOI	10.1348/026151008X401697
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Psychological Patterns; Thinking Skills; Child Development; Cognitive Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Denkfähigkeit; Kindesentwicklung; Kognitive Entwicklung
Abstract	Children's understanding of counterfactual emotions such as regret and relief develops relatively late compared to their ability to imagine counterfactual worlds. We tested whether a late development in counterfactual thinking: understanding counterfactuals as possibilities, underpinned children's understanding of regret. Thirty 5- and 6-year-olds completed tasks assessing counterfactual thinking and understanding regret. Performance on the counterfactual task was better than that on the regret task. We suggest that thinking about counterfactuals as possibilities is a necessary but not sufficient cognitive development in children's understanding of regret. We discuss how other developments in counterfactual thinking may underpin children's emotional understanding. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10