Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Counterfactual Thinking: A Critical Overview / Neal J. Roese and James M. Olson -- 2. Counterfactual Constraints / Eric P. Seelau, Sheila M. Seelau, Gary L. Wells and Paul D. Windschitl -- 3. Individual Differences in Counterfactual Thinking / Margaret Kasimatis and Gary L. Wells -- 4. Comparison Processes in Counterfactual Thought / David Dunning and Scott F. Madey -- 5. Living in Neither the Best Nor Worst of All Possible Worlds: Antecedents and Consequences of Upward and Downward Counterfactual Thinking / Matthew N. McMullen, Keith D. Markman and Igor Gavanski -- 6. Functions of Counterfactual Thinking / Neal J. Roese and James M. Olson -- 7. Dysfunctional Implications of Counterfactual Thinking: When Alternatives to Reality Fail Us / Steven J. Sherman and Allen R. McConnell -- 8. Through a Glass Darkly: Worldviews, Counterfactual Thought, and Emotion / Janet Landman --

9. Some Counterfactual Determinants of Satisfaction and Regret / Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Husted Medvec -- 10. With an Eye Toward the Future: The Impact of Counterfactual Thinking on Affect, Attitudes, and Behavior / Faith Gleicher, David S. Boninger, Alan Strathman, David Armor, John Hetts and Mina Ahn -- 11. Counterfactual Thought, Regret, and Superstition: How to Avoid Kicking Yourself / Dale T. Miller and Brian R. Taylor -- 12. Counterfactual and Contrastive Reasoning in Explanations for Performance: Implications for Gender Bias / Ann L. McGill and Jill G. Klein -- 13. Counterfactual Thinking and Coping With Traumatic Life Events / Christopher G. Davis and Darrin R. Lehman -- 14. Varieties of Counterfactual Thinking / Daniel Kahneman.