Temporal orientation.
Journal
Current opinion in psychology
ISSN: 2352-2518
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Psychol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101649136
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2019
04 2019
Historique:
received:
21
03
2018
revised:
26
04
2018
accepted:
10
05
2018
pubmed:
1
6
2018
medline:
12
6
2020
entrez:
1
6
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Time in the mind orients people in one of two directions. An inward orientation points to the present, contracting the scope of thought to immediate concerns. An outward orientation, in contrast, points away from the present to the past or the future, expanding the scope of thought to a wider consideration set. These oriented arrows need not solely be used for mental time travel, as a similar inward/outward orientation can apply to social distance, spatial distance, and probability. We review recent findings illuminated by this broad form distancing, as illustrated in how people learn from and compare themselves to others, before concluding with a discussion of how change necessarily transpires over time, providing opportunities for future research at the intersection of future thought and present behavior.
Identifiants
pubmed: 29852378
pii: S2352-250X(18)30071-X
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.05.006
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
62-66Informations de copyright
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