The costs of giving up: Action versus inaction asymmetries in regret

Nicolle, Antoinette; Riggs, Kevin

Abstract

Kurzban et al.'s opportunity cost model of mental effort relies heavily on counterfactual thinking. We suggest that a closer inspection of the role of counterfactual emotions, and particularly of action/inaction asymmetries in anticipated regret, may be important in understanding the role of opportunity costs in decisions to persist with a current task. © 2013 Cambridge University Press.

Citation

Nicolle, A., & Riggs, K. (2013). The costs of giving up: Action versus inaction asymmetries in regret. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 36(6), 702. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13001143

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Online Publication Date: Dec 4, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013-12
• Deposit Date: Mar 14, 2022
• Journal: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
• Print ISSN: 0140-525X
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 702
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13001143
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3621400