title: Experience of Time by People on the Go: A Theory of the Locomotion-Temporality Interface.
abstract: We explore the psychological interface of time and motion.Locomotion, the proclivity toward movement and change, constitutes a significant determinant of persons' orientation toward time, both as a valuable resource and as a flow advancing from past to future. High locomotors act quickly, multitask and refrain from procrastination, thus conserving time as are source Their preoccupation with movement, moreover, affects their relation to the flow of time High locomotors are future oriented and eschew preoccupation with the past. They are optimistic, experience little regret, generate few counterfactuals, feel little guilt about past wrongdoings, and leave behind past friends. Evidence accumulates that locomotors' "fast forward" orientation pervades diverse aspects of their behavior and has significant consequences for individuals and societies.
authors: University of Maryland, College Park, USA kruglanski@gmail.com.
authors: Arie W
authors: AW
authors: Kruglanski
authors: University of Rome "La Sapienza," Italy.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Pierro
authors: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors: E Tory
authors: ET
authors: Higgins
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D065786:Delay Discounting; D004644:Emotions; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009039:Motion Perception; D013997:Time Factors; D013998:Time Perception
keywords: close relationships; individual differences; interpersonal processes; judgment/decision making; motivation/goals