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Counterfactual Thinking (Charactheristics of Counterfactual Thinking…
Counterfactual Thinking
Definition
Counterfactual thinking focus on how the past might have been, or the present could be, different.
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Application in sports
Negative Feelings
after a defeat, the person would think what he could have done
to win that match
Near misses
A athlete who gets silver medal may think that he could have get the gold medal if he had done differently.
I never thought of losing, but now that it’s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That’s my obligation to all the people who believe in me. ”(Muhammad Ali, 1973)
Unexpected Outcome
when a goalkeeper fails to save a penalty due to his inability to predict the outcome of the ball direction