On the Role of"Zhi"In Chinese Counterfactual Thinking
"值"在中国人的假设思维中的角色

East-west differences in counterfactual thinking were thought to be non-existent or domain-specific.We identify a domain-general difference based on the notion of Zhi.In the context of a decision that had unfortunate consequences and triggered counterfactual thinking,this Chinese concept expresses how the quality of the justifications for the decision (ex ante) balances against the severity of the unfortunate consequences (ex post).The decision is Zhi if the quality of its justifications outweighs the sever...