Yvette gets a B in her psychology exam.She tells her friend,"If I had put in a little more effort,I could have scored an A in the test." This is an example of:

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Yvette is engaging in counterfactual thinking by imagining a different outcome if she had put in more effort. She is considering a different reality that didn't happen, which is the essence of counterfactual thinking.

Yvette Gets a B in Her Psychology Exam