Research Article
Age-Related Effects on Future Mental Time Travel
Table 1
List of events presented to young and older participants.
| | | Past self-location | Present self-location | Future self-location |
| | Young participants: personal events (relative past) | First best friend | First time at the dentist | Graduate | | First school trip | 10th birthday | 30th birthday | | First time at the sea | First school day | Maturity examination | | Bicycle without wheels | First political vote | First political vote | |
10th birthday | Maturity examination | First salary | | First day of school | Driving license | Driving license |
| | Young participants: personal events (relative future) | 30th birthday | 30th birthday | Living on the moon | | First political vote | First son | Retirement | | First son | Silver wedding | Silver wedding | | Maturity examination | Son marriage | Son marriage | | Leave the hometown | Graduate | Son graduate | | Driving license | First salary | 50th birthday |
| | Older participants: personal events (relative past) | First boyfriend | Using glasses | Using glasses | | First car | 40th birthday | 80th birthday | | First salary | First son | Silver wedding | | Driving license | First car | First grandchild | | 40th birthday | Retirement | First trip by train | | First day of school | First hospitalization | Golden wedding |
| | Older participants: personal events (relative future) | 80th birthday | 80th birthday | Living on the moon | | Son retirement | First great grandchild | Son retirement | | First great grandchild | Grandchild marriage | Diamond marriage | | Grandchild marriage | Diamond wedding | Grandchild marriage | | Admission to the nursing home | Admission to the nursing home | Flying to Mars | | Golden wedding | Son retirement | 100th birthday |
| | Young and older participants: nonpersonal events (relative past) | Pertini’s election | Obama’s election | Obama’s election | | Fall of Berlin wall | First use of euro | First use of euro | | Chernobyl disaster | Chernobyl disaster | Europe unites | | Man on the moon | Man on the moon |
Gaddafi’s death | | September 11th | September 11th | Pope Francesco’s election |
| | Young and older participants: nonpersonal events (relative future) | Pope Francesco’s election | Peace in middle east | Flying car | |
Gaddafi’s death | Completely defeat illnesses | World peace | | Woman president in USA | Woman president in USA | Completely defeat mafia | | Rita Levi Montalcini’s death | Completely defeat mafia | Completely defeat illness | | End of the world | End of the world | End of the world | | Completely defeat mafia | Completely defeat world hunger | Completely defeat world hunger |
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