11. But both positions are counterfactual , hence un-provable. 12. Once again, this makes asking Random the counterfactual useless. 13. The book is credited with legitimizing the academic field of counterfactual history. 14. Upward counterfactual thinking focuses on how the situation could have been better. 15. Downward counterfactual thinking focuses on how the situation could have been worse. 16. Self counterfactuals are more prevalent than other person focused counterfactuals. 17. Self counterfactuals are more prevalent than other person focused counterfactuals . 18. Counterfactuals serve a preparative function, and help people avoid past blunders.19. Other behavior such as procrastination may lead to less effective counterfactual thinking. 20. Procrastinators show a tendency to produce more downward counterfactuals than upward counterfactuals.
