How developmental science contributes to theories of future thinking

被引:5
作者
Atance, Cristina M. [1 ]
Meltzoff, Andrew N. [2 ]
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[1] Univ Ottawa, Sch Psychol, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
[2] Univ Washington, Inst Learning & Brain Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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10.1017/S0140525X07001999
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Acting in the present in anticipation of the future is argued to be a behavioral correlate of mental time travel (MTT). Yet, it is important to consider how other future-directed behaviors - including planning, delay of gratification, and acts of prospective memory - figure into a theory of MTT and future thinking more broadly. Developmental science can help in this formulation.
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