Citation

Thomas RC, Kim S, Goldstein D, Hasher L, Wong K, Ghai A. J. Gerontol. B Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci. 2007; 62(5): 247-252.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G3, Canada. ruthann@psych.utoronto.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Gerontological Society of America, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17906165

Abstract

In young adults, having a relatively long time perspective has been associated with a more abstract, holistic approach to cognitive tasks, as opposed to the more concrete, detailed approach associated with having a more limited or near-future focus ( Trope & Liberman, 2003). Here we studied the impact of age differences in temporal perspective on performance on a classic visual attention task ( Navon, 1977) that allowed for an orientation toward either detailed or holistic processing. Consistent with views on temporal perspective and cognition ( Liberman, Sagristano, & Trope, 2002), we found that younger adults were more likely than older adults to orient toward holistic processing.

Language: en