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  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognitive science
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Future-oriented cognition is crucial for planning and decision-making.
  • Research on children's future thinking has grown significantly.
  • Understanding temporal cognition provides a framework for studying future thinking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review empirical advances in children's future-oriented cognition.
  • To outline key findings on the emergence and changes in future thinking during childhood.
  • To propose developmental changes in time representation as a framework for future thinking research.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of empirical studies on children's future-oriented cognition.
  • Analysis of developmental changes in future thinking processes.
  • Integration of temporal cognition research into the study of future thinking.

Main Results:

  • Future-oriented cognition develops progressively throughout childhood.
  • Key findings reveal how future thinking emerges and changes.
  • Developmental shifts in time representation correlate with future thinking abilities.

Conclusions:

  • Children's future-oriented cognition is a dynamic developmental process.
  • Understanding children's conception of time is essential for studying future thinking.
  • Future research should integrate temporal cognition to better understand future-oriented cognition in children.