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. 2016 Feb 1;11(2):e0148440. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148440

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].