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Generating probable consequences.

W E Cooper1, L J Nelson

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|October 1, 1987
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People generate more consequences for immediate, self-focused outcomes related to limb loss. Factors like limb inclusion and time frame significantly influence consequence generation, not prior experience.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Factors
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Understanding how individuals anticipate outcomes of major life events is crucial.
  • Limb loss presents a significant hypothetical life event with wide-ranging consequences.
  • Cognitive processes underlying consequence generation require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate factors influencing the generation of consequences for hypothetical limb loss.
  • To explore the impact of limb inclusion, time frame, and perspective (self vs. others) on consequence generation.

Main Methods:

  • Participants generated likely consequences for hypothetical limb loss scenarios.
  • Scenarios involved four limbs with inclusion relations (e.g., thumb-hand, foot-leg).

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  • Viewpoints included self-focused and other-focused consequences.

    • Main Results:

    • More consequences were generated for primary vs. secondary outcomes.
    • Short-term consequences were generated more frequently than medium- or long-term ones.
    • Self-focused consequences and those for inclusive limbs (e.g., hand) were more numerous.

    Conclusions:

    • Consequence generation is influenced by temporal proximity, self-relevance, and limb hierarchy.
    • Cognitive processes prioritize immediate and personally relevant outcomes.
    • Individual differences in academic performance or prior limb-loss experience did not affect consequence generation patterns.