What Do Psychologists Call the Tendency to Mentally Undo Events

question 6

Multiple Choice

What do psychologists call the tendency to mentally undo events or to ask "What if…?"?

• A) the base-rate fallacy
• B) attribution
• C) counterfactual thinking
• D) the fundamental attribution error

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic method used to cure phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, by gradual exposure to the feared object or situation in a controlled environment.

Token Economy

An operant conditioning procedure in which people earn a token for exhibiting a desired behavior and can later exchange the tokens for privileges or treats.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships (such as love or hatred for a parent).

Psychological Conflicts

Internal struggles arising from opposing demands, desires, or impulses within an individual's mind.