Maxine is the captain of her school's basketball team.After losing an interschool basketball tournament by one point,she is depressed and feels guilty.She thinks that if she had not made three consecutive fouls,her team would have won the match.In the context of social thinking,this scenario illustrates:

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This scenario illustrates counterfactual thinking, which involves imagining alternative versions of past events and considering how they could have turned out differently. Maxine is imagining a scenario in which she did not make three consecutive fouls, and is feeling guilty about the result of the game.

Maxine Is the Captain of Her School's Basketball Team