Table 1. Counterfactual Inference Test (CIT) [32].
Items | Response |
---|---|
ITEM 1: Reaction of upset (affective) in response to a spatial “nearly happened” event. | a) Janet |
Janet is attacked by a mugger only 10 feet from her house. Susan is attacked by a mugger a mile from her house. Who is more upset by the mugging? | b) Susan |
c) Same/Can’t tell | |
ITEM 2: Reaction of regret (affective) in response to an “unusual” event. | a) Ann |
Ann gets sick after eating at a restaurant she often visits. Sarah gets sick after eating at a restaurant she has never visited before. Who regrets their choice of restaurant more? | b) Sarah |
c) Same/Can’t tell | |
ITEM 3: Reaction of rumination (judgemental) in response to a temporal “nearly happened” event. | a) Ed |
Jack misses his train by five minutes. Ed misses his train by more than an hour. Who spends more time thinking about the missed train? | b) Jack |
c) Same/Can’t tell | |
ITEM 4: Reaction of avoidance (judgemental) in response to an “unusual” event. | a) Bob |
John gets into a car accident while driving on his usual way home. Bob gets into a car accident while trying a new way home. Who thinks more about how his accident could have been avoided? | b) John |
c) Same/Can’t tell |
Note. The typical/normative pattern of responses are indicated in boldface [32].