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Forgiveness is often seen as subordinated to the cooperation of the offender, through the apology-forgiveness cycle. In this research project we test whether victims of interpersonal conflicts can independently promote their willingness to forgive by engaging in counterfactual thinking ("If ... then ...") about a past event, that is, thinking about how things would have been better if the offender or themselves had acted differently.
The project is carried out in collaboration with Keele University.
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How expert witnesses’ counterfactuals influence causal and responsibility attributions of mock jurors and expert judges.
Catellani, P., Bertolotti, M., Vagni, M., & Pajardi, D. (2021). Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35, 3-17. 
Cognitive and psychosocial factors in online political communication
Catellani, P. (2020). ComPol, 21, 73-84.
Psicologia, voto e comunicazione politica: rischi e opportunità per la democrazia.
Catellani, P. (2020). Politeia, 36, pp. 139-144.
La nuova partecipazione politica: tra pensieri veloci e pensieri lenti.
Catellani, P. (2019). In Allegretti, G., Fasano L., Sorice, M. (a cura di), Politica oltre la politica. Civismo vs autoritarismo, Milano, Fondazione Feltrinelli, pp. 90-113.
Prevedibilità, nessi causali e attribuzione di responsabilità: le inconsce difficoltà del giudicare col “senno di poi”.
Catellani, P. (2018). In S. Azzali, U. Morera e G. Rojas Elgueta, (a cura di) Errori cognitivi e arbitrato, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 227-248.
