A recent article by Krause (Qual Quant, doi:<ExternalRef> <RefSource>10.1007/s11135-012-9712-5</RefSource> <RefTarget Address="10.1007/s11135-012-9712-5" TargetType="DOI"/> </ExternalRef>, Krause (<CitationRef CitationID="CR46">2012</CitationRef>)) maintains that: (1) it is untenable to characterize the error term in multiple regression as simply an extraneous random influence on the outcome variable, because any amount of error implies the possibility...</citationref></refsource></externalref>

Temporal focus is the attention individuals devote to thinking about the past, present, and future, and the concept is important because it affects how people incorporate perceptions about past experiences, current situations, and future expectations into their attitudes, cognitions, and...