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3-099 - Children’s Representation of Time in Memory and Future-Oriented Thought

Sat, March 23, 9:45 to 11:15am, Hilton Baltimore, Floor: Level 1, Peale A

Session Type: Paper Symposium

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Our understanding of time is not a precise linear record, but rather the result of a constructive process that relies on general knowledge, contextual associations between memories, and phenomenological aspects of experience (Friedman, 1993). Despite this complexity, studies on the development of memory and future-oriented thought have typically assessed the role of time by measuring the inclusion or accuracy of a single temporal feature, such as when the event occurred. The aim of this international symposium is to consider the multifaceted role of time in children and adolescents’ (ages 4-13) developing ability to remember the past and think about the future. Four papers will be presented, each providing unique insight into this topic.

Papers 1 and 2 complement one another, examining the impact of constructive processes (contextual associations, conventional time knowledge) on children’s temporal memory decisions. Paper 3 examines how temporal perceptions of the future influence children’s decisions to discount future rewards. Paper 4 takes a comparative approach, examining how spatiotemporal memory relates to future-oriented decisions in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Together, findings provide novel insight into the impact of temporal representations on past and future-oriented thought, decision, and action during development. Our discussion will focus on the mechanisms underlying this impact while also considering how memory and future thought influence the development of temporal representations. Potential approaches for elucidating the nature of this complex bidirectional relationship will be explored.

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