Effects of episodic future thinking on discounting: Personalized age-progressed pictures improve risky long-term health decisions

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent A. Kaplan ◽  
Derek D. Reed ◽  
David P. Jarmolowicz
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
Health Decisions

scholarly journals Mix and Match: An Investigation into Whether Episodic Future Thinking Cues Need to Match Discounting Delays in Order to Be Effective

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara O’Donnell ◽  
Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen ◽  
Leonard Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Time Delays ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
Future Event ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Temporal Perspective ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Mix And Match

Episodic future thinking (EFT), or prospectively imagining yourself in the future, has been developed into an intervention tool to reduce delay discounting (DD), or the preference for smaller immediate over larger future rewards, and to make healthier choices that promote long-term health rather than short-term enjoyment. Most EFT interventions use EFT cues whose future events match the time delays of the DD task, which may limit the utility of EFT. The current study (N = 160, Mage = 35.25, 47.5% female) used a 2 × 2 factorial design with type of episodic thinking (matched, unmatched) and temporal perspective (EFT, episodic recent thinking (ERT)) as between-subject factors to investigate whether there were differences in DD for groups that had EFT cues matched to the time delays of the DD task in comparison to cues with unmatched temporal delays. The results showed EFT reduced DD compared to ERT controls, and no differences emerged between matched and unmatched EFT groups. Our findings suggest that either the process of generating EFT cues or the use of any positive and vivid future event, regardless of whether it is matched to the DD task, can reduce DD.

scholarly journals Promoting farsighted decisions via episodic future thinking: A meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Alica Rösch ◽  
Davide Francesco Stramaccia ◽  
Roland Georg Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
Demand Characteristics ◽  
Delayed Choice ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Level Model ◽  
The Impact

Episodic future thinking (EFT) denotes our capacity to imagine prospective events. It has been suggested to promote farsighted decisions that entail a trade-off between short-term versus long-term gains. Here, we meta-analyze the evidence for the impact of EFT on such intertemporal choices that have monetary or health-relevant consequences. Across 174 effect sizes from 48 articles, a three-level model yielded a medium-sized effect of g = 0.44, 95% CI [0.33, 0.55]. Notably, this analysis included a substantial number of unpublished experiments, and the effect remained stable following further adjustments for remaining publication bias. We exploited the observed heterogeneity to determine critical core components that moderate the impact of EFT. Specifically, the effect was stronger when the imagined events were positive, more vivid, and related to the delayed choice. We further obtained evidence for the contribution of the episodicity and future-orientedness of EFT. Of note, EFT had a greater impact in samples characterized by choice impulsivity (e.g., in obesity), suggesting that EFT can ameliorate maladaptive decision making. Additional analyses indicated that the effect is unlikely to merely reflect demand characteristics. Together, these results highlight the potential of EFT in promoting long-term goals, a finding that extends from the laboratory to real-life decisions.

Episodic future thinking in 35-, 47-, and 55-month-old children

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Riikka P. Svane ◽  
Toril S. Jensen ◽  
Tirill F. Hjuler ◽  
Trine Sonne ◽  
Osman S. Kingo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking

scholarly journals Episodic future thinking and episodic counterfactual thinking: Intersections between memory and decisions

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Schacter ◽  
Roland G. Benoit ◽  
Felipe De Brigard ◽  
Karl K. Szpunar
Keyword(s):  
Counterfactual Thinking ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking

The role of semantic memory in prospective memory and episodic future thinking: new insights from a case of semantic dementia

Memory ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Valentina La Corte ◽  
Sophie Ferrieux ◽  
Maria Abram ◽  
Anne Bertrand ◽  
Bruno Dubois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Semantic Dementia ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking

scholarly journals Episodic future thinking and grocery shopping online

Appetite ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen ◽  
Jennifer Seidman ◽  
Sara O'Donnell ◽  
Leonard H. Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking

scholarly journals Effects of 6-month episodic future thinking training on delay discounting, weight loss and HbA1c changes in individuals with prediabetes

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard H. Epstein ◽  
Rocco A. Paluch ◽  
Mathew J. Biondolillo ◽  
Jeff S. Stein ◽  
Teresa Quattrin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking

scholarly journals Mechanism of specifying level of detail in episodic future thinking

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Yuichi Ito ◽  
Yosuke Hattori ◽  
Jun Kawaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Level Of Detail ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking
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