Perceived similarity of imagined possible worlds affects judgments of counterfactual plausibility

People frequently entertain counterfactual thoughts, or mental simulations about alternative ways the world could have been. But the perceived plausibility of those counterfactual thoughts varies widely. The current article interfaces research in the philosophy and semantics of counterfactual statem...

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Main Authors: De Brigard, F. (Author), Henne, P. (Author), Stanley, M.L (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
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