Alyssa and Sara Both Had Their Wallets Stolen Out of Their

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Alyssa and Sara both had their wallets stolen out of their shopping carts at the grocery store.Alyssa always keeps her wallet in her cart when she shops.Sara,however,usually keeps her wallet in a purse,which she holds close to her at all times.The day Sara had her wallet stolen she'd been in a hurry and had just grabbed her wallet and dumped it into the cart.Who would experience more counterfactual thoughts after the theft,Alyssa or Sara?

• A) Neither would experience counterfactual thinking.
• B) Alyssa.
• C) Both would experience about the same amount of counterfactual thinking.
• D) It is impossible to say.
• E) Sara.

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