Date: October 21, 2020 03:00pm -4:30pm<\/p>\n
Location: online<\/p>\n
Title: How Regret Works<\/p>\n
Speaker: Keith Markman<\/p>\n
Abstract:<\/p>\n
Regret is a counterfactual emotion \u2013 elicited by an upward counterfactual comparison between one\u2019s present state of reality and an imagined better state of reality \u2013 that is differentiated from other comparison-based emotions such as disappointment by a strong component of self-blame. Some well-known effects have been established in the regret literature. For instance, Kahneman and Miller (1986) provided evidence for the \u201caction effect\u201d in regret \u2013 the notion that regrets of action are felt more intensely than regrets of inaction \u2013 and Gilovich and Medvec (1995; see also Kahneman, 1995) demonstrated that while regrets of action are regretted more in the short-term (i.e., \u201chot regrets\u201d), regrets of inaction (i.e., people\u2019s greatest life regrets) are regretted over the long-term (i.e., \u201cwistful regrets\u201d). In my talk, I will discuss the results of studies that demonstrate how these effects are substantially moderated by two important variables: the potential repeatability of an outcome \u2013 often referred to as \u201cperceived opportunity\u201d \u2013 and the psychological closure that one feels they have obtained about an outcome (i.e., the feeling that one has moved \u201cpast\u201d an outcome such that the affect surrounding the outcome has faded). One set of studies will suggest that the action effect in regret can be diminished or even reversed by outcome repeatability, and a second set of studies will indicate how focusing on lost opportunities elicits more regret for those who have not achieved closure, whereas focusing on future opportunities elicits more regret for those who have obtained closure. Discussion will focus on whether people are especially likely to capitalize on future opportunities to take corrective action when they have obtained closure.<\/p>\n
Bio:<\/p>\n
After growing up on Long Island just outside of New York City, I received my B.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1989. Continuing my tour of the American Midwest, I completed my Ph.D. in social psychology at Indiana University in 1994 working with Igor Gavanski, Jim Sherman, and Ed Hirt, and followed that with a post-doctoral fellowship at the Ohio State University during which I worked with Gifford Weary and Philip Tetlock. I have been at Ohio University (in Athens, OH) since 2001 and am an Associate Professor. My research interests include mental simulation (e.g., counterfactual thinking, regret, prospection) psychological momentum, nostalgia, creativity, and misinformation effects (e.g., conspiracy theories, fake news).<\/p>\n
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