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The Linguistic Saving Hypothesis with the Perception of the Future: Comparing Mandarin Speakers and English Speakers

Meng WeiDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Junkai ZhouDepartment of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China* Yilin LuSaint Viator High School, Arlington Height, 60004, USA

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

According to Jaggi’s experiment, there is no significant difference in future perception between two cultures with different future-time references. The proposed study will use the same procedure and measurement as Jaggi’s experiment to provide a different perspective that for cultures that vary a lot in future-time references, there might be a significant difference between future perceptions. We hypothesize that cultures that have a weak future-time reference will perceive that the future is closer to the present and that cultures have a strong future-time reference.

Keywords: Cognition; Future Perception; Future-time Reference
Published: May 17, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/3/20220214
Volume: CHR Vol.3
pp. 113-117
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