APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Recasting the Past In Younger and Older Adults
- Sabrina Valenzano
Baycrest Academy for Research and Education - Sabrina Valenzano
Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest and Psychology Department, University of Toronto - Isaac Kinley
Baycrest Academy for Research and Education - Isaac Kinley
University of Toronto - Jasmine Collins
Baycrest Academy for Research and Education - Jasmine Collins
University of Toronto - Donna Rose Addis
University of Toronto - Donna Rose Addis
Baycrest Academy for Research and Education
Abstract
Younger (N=99) and older (N=96) adults completed a future thinking task online. We found that 83% of future events were based on a past event, and this was significantly more frequent when thinking of near versus distant future events. There were no age differences in this pattern.
