Esmerelda wonders if she would be happier if she had decided to move to Montreal rather than Toronto.What concept does this example illustrate?

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This example illustrates counterfactual thinking, which refers to the tendency to imagine alternative outcomes to past events and how they may have affected current reality. Esmerelda is imagining a different decision she could have made (moving to Montreal instead of Toronto) and is wondering how her life would be different had she made that choice.

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