Representation over time: the effects of temporal distance on similarity |
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Authors: | Day Samuel B Bartels Daniel M |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. s-day2@northwestern.edu |
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Abstract: | Similarity is central in human cognition, playing a role in a wide range of cognitive processes. In three studies, we demonstrate that subjective similarity may change as a function of temporal distance, with some events seeming more similar when considered in the near future, while others increase in similarity as temporal distance increases. Given the ubiquity of inter-temporal thought, and the fundamental role of similarity, these results have important implications for cognition in general. |
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Keywords: | Similarity Mental representation Construal level theory Inter-temporal choice |
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