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Whether people are thinking about the future or the past influences whether they move slightly forward or slightly backward. People pondering the future move forward, while those reviewing the past move backward. This example of embodied cognition is a thought provoking addition to those presented in previous posts and further indicates the importance of considering common figures of speech (e.g., “moving forward” to indicate future action and “moving backward” to refer to rewinding time) when assessing how people experience the physical world.
Lynden Miles, Louise Mind, and C. Macrae. “Moving Through Time.” Psychological Science, in press.
