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According to some theories, our sense of the times of past events is largely based on impressions of “distances” in the past. Other theories assume that events are linked by context to past “locations.” Studies of adults’ time memory have produced very little evidence for distance-based processes and considerable evidence for location-based processes. Recent developmental studies show that both play a role in time memory. Distance-based processes are present by early childhood and presumably change little with development. Some location-based processes are also found by early childhood, but this kind of time memory undergoes substantial change as children learn more about long-term time patterns.
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Friedman, W.J. (1992). Time Memory and Time Perception. In: Macar, F., Pouthas, V., Friedman, W.J. (eds) Time, Action and Cognition. NATO ASI Series, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3536-0_18
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