Table 1.

The Counterfactual Inference Test (Hooker et al., 2000).

Scenario	Response
(1) Reaction of upset (affective) in response to a spatial “nearly happened” event Janet is attacked by a mugger only 10 m from her house. Susan is attacked by a mugger 1 km from her house. Who is more upset by the mugging?	(a) Janet (b) Susan (c) Same/Can’t tell
(2) Reaction of regret (affective) in response to an “unusual” event Anna 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?	(a) Anna (b) Sarah (c) Same/Can’t tell
(3) Reaction of rumination (judgmental) in response to a temporal “nearly happened” event Jack misses his train by 5 min. Ed misses his train by more than an hour. Who spends more time thinking about the missed train?	(a) Ed (b) Jack (c) Same/Can’t tell
(4) Reaction of avoidance (judgmental) in response to an “unusual” event 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?	(a) Bob (b) John (c) Same/Can’t tell

Typical pattern of responses—that is, the target counterfactual responses—are indicated in boldface (Hooker et al., 2000).