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

by Lawrence J. Sanna, Edward C. Chang

Overview

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 and emotions, 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 remained somewhat 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 relations between 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 present states, and looking at the interplay over time among people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195177664
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	03/16/2006
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Forward George Loewenstein- Carnegie Mellon University
Preface Lawrence J. Sanna- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Edward C. Chang- University of Michigan
INTRODUCTION
1. Past as Prologue: An Introduction to Judgments Over Time, Lawrence J. Sanna-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Edward C. Chang-University of Michigan
THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
2. Abandoning Optimism in Predictions About the Future, James A. Sheppard and Kate Sweeney-University of Florida, Patrick J. Carroll-Ohio State University
3. Defensive Pessimism: Positive Past, Anxious Present, and Pessimistic Future, Julie K. Norem-Wellesley College, Shannon Smith-University of Rochester
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-University of Michigan
5. Predicting Feelings Versus Choices, Leaf Van Boven and Joanne Kane-University of Colorado, Boulder
6. Considering Future Consequences: An Integrative Model, Jeff Joireman-Washington State University, Alan Strathman-University of Missouri, Columbia, Daniel Balliet-Washington State University
7. Hope Over Time, C.R. Snyder, Kevin L. Rand, and Lorie A. Ritschel-University of Kansas
8. Fantasy Realization and the Bridging of Time Gabriele Oettingen-New York University/University of Hamburg, Jennifer Thorpe-New York University
THINKING ABOUT THE PAST
9. Extending the Goal Progress Model of Rumination: Goal Re-evaluation and Growth, Leonard L. Martin and Abraham Tesser-University of Georgia
10. The Road Not Take: Counterfactual Thinking Over Time, Lawrence J. Sanna-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, Seth E. Carter and Eulena M. Small-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11. Explaining the Past, Predicting the Future, Bertram F. Malle and Chuck Tate-University of Oregon
12. Looking Backwards with an Eye on the Future: Propositions Towards a Theory of Regret Regulation, Marcel Zeelenberg and Rik Pieters-Tilburg University, The Netherlands
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-Loyola University, Chicago
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-Northern Illinois University, W. Richard Walker-Winston-Salem State University, John E. Edlund-Northern Illinois University
15. Remembering and Misremembering Emotions, Linda J. Levine-University of California, Irvine, Martin A. Safer-Catholic University of America, Heather C. Lench-University of California, Irvine
CONCLUSION
16. Future as Epilogue: Some Conclusions on Judgments Over Time, Lawrence J. Sanna-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Edward C. Chang-University of Michigan

Editorial Reviews

"...succeeds in its goal to inform scholars of various areas of relevant theory and research, to integrate ideas, and ultimately to advance thinking about issues over time. The book provides useful reviews of literature in seemingly disparate areas, and so integrates discussion about thinking over time, which goes across very diverse literatures and can enable readers to think more creatively and engage in asking interdisciplinary, multifaceted questions."—PsycCRITIQUES

"Judgments Over Time succeeds in its goal to inform scholars of various areas of relevant theory and research, to integrate ideas, and ultimately to advance thinking about issues over time. The book provides useful reviews of literature in seemingly disparate areas, and so integrates discussion about thinking over time, which goes across very diverse literatures and can enable readers to think more creatively and engage in asking interdisciplinary, multifaceted questions. As the editors point out, the ultimate success of the book will be found in its ability to stimulate readers to develop further research." —PsycCRITIQUES

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