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Future-oriented objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2019

Brandon W. Goulding  and
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Brandon W. Goulding
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Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaN2L 2V9. b2goulding@uwaterloo.cafriedman@uwaterloo.cahttps://uwaterloo.ca/psychology/people-profiles/ori-friedman
Ori Friedman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaN2L 2V9. b2goulding@uwaterloo.cafriedman@uwaterloo.cahttps://uwaterloo.ca/psychology/people-profiles/ori-friedman
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Abstract

Hoerl & McCormack suggest that saving tools does not require temporal reasoning. However, we identify a class of objects that are only possessed (i.e., saved) in anticipation of future needs. We propose that investigating these future-oriented objects may help identify temporal reasoning in populations where this ability is uncertain.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e252
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