The Effect of Psychological Distance on Children's Reasoning about Future Preferences.

Young preschool-aged children often have difficulty thinking about the future, but tend to reason better about another person's future than their own. This benefit may reflect psychological distance from one's own emotions, beliefs, and states that may bias thinking. In adults, reasoning f...

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Main Authors: Wendy S C Lee, Cristina M Atance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5065213?pdf=render