Judgments over Time The Interplay of Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors

by Sanna, Lawrence J.; Chang, Edward C.

• ISBN13: 9780195177664
• ISBN10: 0195177665
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Time pervades every aspect of people's lives. We are all affected by remnants of our pasts, assessments of our presents, and forecasts of our futures. Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors over time inexorably intertwine and intermingle, determining varied reactions such as affect andemotions, as well as future behaviors. The purpose of this volume is to bring together the diverse theory and research of an outstanding group of scholars whose work relates to peoples judgements over time. To date, much theory and research on temporal variables within psychology has remainedsomewhat fragmented, isolated, and even provincial--researchers in particular domains are either unaware of or are paying little attention to each other's work. Integrating the theory and research into a single volume will bring about a greater awareness and appreciation of conceptual relationsbetween seemingly disparate topics, define and promote the state of scientific knowledge in these areas, and set the agenda for future work. The volume presents the two main ways of looking at judgments over time: looking at how people's thoughts about the future and the past affect their presentstates, and looking at the interplay over time among people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
George Loewenstein
Contributors	xv
1. Past as Prologue: An Introduction to Judgments Over Time
Lawrence J. Sanna and Edward C. Chang	3	(10)
Part I Thinking About the Future
2. Abandoning Optimism in Predictions About the Future
James A. Shepperd, Kate Sweeny, and Patrick J. Carroll	13	(21)
3. Defensive Pessimism: Positive Past, Anxious Present, and Pessimistic Future
Julie K. Norem and Shannon Smith	34	(13)
4. Pursuing a Path to a More Perfect Future: On Causes, Correlates, and Consequences of Perfectionism
Edward C. Chang, Christina A. Downey, and Elizabeth Y. Lin	47	(20)
5. Predicting Feelings Versus Choices
Leaf Van Boven and Joanne Kane	67	(15)
6. Considering Future Consequences: An Integrative Model
Jeff Joireman, Alan Strathman, and Daniel Balliet	82	(18)
7. Hope Over Time
C.R. Snyder, Kevin L. Rand, and Lorie A. Ritschel	100	(20)
8. Fantasy Realization and the Bridging of Time
Gabriele Oettingen and Jennifer Thorpe	120	(25)
Part II Thinking About the Past
9. Extending the Goal Progress Theory of Rumination: Goal Reevaluation and Growth
Leonard L. Martin and Abraham Tesser	145	(18)
10. The Road Not Taken: Counterfactual Thinking Over Time
Lawrence J. Sanna, Seth E. Carter, and Eulena M. Small	163	(19)
11. Explaining the Past, Predicting the Future
Bertram F. Malle and Chuck Tate	182	(28)
12. Looking Backward With an Eye on the Future: Propositions Toward a Theory of Regret Regulation
Marcel Zeelenberg and Rik Pieters	210	(20)
13. Looking Back on What We Knew and When We Knew It: The Role of Time in the Development of Hindsight Bias
Fred B. Bryant and Adam DeHoek	230	(21)
14. How Do You Feel About It Now and When Did It Happen? Judgments of Emotion and Judgments of Time in Autobiographical Memory
John J. Skowronski, W. Richard Walker and John E. Edlund	251	(20)
15. Remembering and Misremembering Emotions
Linda J. Levine, Martin A. Safer Heather C. Lench	271	(20)
16. Future as Epilogue: Some Conclusions on Judgments Over Time
Lawrence J. Sanna and Edward C. Chang	291	(8)
Author Index	299	(12)
Subject Index	311