Caleb argues with his best friend over a misunderstanding.Subsequently,his friend stops talking to him as he is offended.Caleb later feels guilty for behaving immaturely and thinks of ways in which he could have handled the situation better and avoided the argument.In the context of social thinking,which of the following is exemplified in this scenario?

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Counterfactual thinking is the tendency to imagine alternative outcomes to situations that have already occurred. In this scenario, Caleb is thinking of ways in which he could have handled the situation better, which is an example of counterfactual thinking. The other options are not applicable to this scenario. Belief perseverance refers to the tendency to maintain beliefs even in the face of contradictory evidence. An illusory correlation refers to wrongly perceiving a relationship between two variables. The overconfidence phenomenon refers to the tendency to be overly confident in one's own abilities or judgments.

Caleb Argues with His Best Friend Over a Misunderstanding