Regretul contrafactual anticipat - determinant al inertiei inactiunii
Anticipated counterfactual regret as a determinant of the inaction inertia.

Summary/Abstract: The research aims at collecting evidence relevant for the concurrent validity of one of the explanations regarding the phenomenon of inaction inertia. The three experiments included in the research have the purpose of demonstrating the explanation of inaction inertia based on anticipated counterfactual regret theory, different from the explanations regarding the same phenomenon presented by the attitude re-evaluation theories. The two categories of explanations are significantly different according to the presence or absence of the attitude change. The inaction inertia is the main behavioural consequence of the regret feeling. The counterfactual regret is an emotional consequence of the failure in action and it is the result of individual's inability of action or inaction. Regarding inaction, feeling of regret has also consequences for the future actions, thus, in the future the subject will avoid choosing the type of action lost in the past. This is the inaction inertia. In order to fulfill the objectives, three experimental plans were designed, enabling the investigation of the points in which the attitude re-evaluation theories differ from the anticipated regret theory, regarding inaction inertia. These experiments have as target the reduction of inaction inertia by emphasizing some factors, this effect being explainable only by anticipated counterfactual regret theory.

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