Thinking about the future: The nature and development of mental time travel

思考未来：心灵时间旅行的本质与发展

• 批准号: DP0770113
• 负责人: Prof Thomas Suddendorf
• 金额: $ 10.91万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2011-07-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0770113
• 关键词: Thinking; about; future; nature; development

This project is one of the first systematic investigations into the development of the human capacity to consider future events. A variety of novel tasks will probe what children know about the future and how it relates to their ability to reason about past events. Comparisons between children and apes will further inform us about the nature of this crucial mental skill. The findings will provide valuable information for developing appropriate educational approaches and for our understanding of abnormalities. As international leaders in this field, we are in an ideal position to conduct this research, offer unique opportunities for postgraduate training, and to continue in Australia's outstanding tradition of excellence in basic research.

该项目是对人类考虑未来事件能力发展的首次系统调查之一。各种新颖的任务将探索孩子们对未来的了解，以及它如何与他们对过去事件的推理能力相关联。儿童和猿类之间的比较将进一步告诉我们这一关键心理技能的本质。这些发现将为制定适当的教育方法和我们对异常的理解提供有价值的信息。作为这一领域的国际领导者，我们处于进行这项研究的理想位置，为研究生培训提供独特的机会，并继续保持澳大利亚在基础研究方面的卓越传统。