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Abstract：
Research has suggested that near future events are typically viewed from a first-person (an own-eyes, also known as field) perspective while distant future events are typically viewed from a third-person (an observer) perspective. We investigated whether these distinct mental perspectives would be accompanied by distinct eye movement activities. We invited participants to imagine near and distant future events while their eye movements (i.e., scan path) were recorded by eye-tracking glasses. Analysis demonstrated fewer but longer fixations for near future thinking than for distant future thinking. Analysis also demonstrated more \"field\" mental visual perspective responses for near than for distant future thinking. The long fixations during near future thinking may mirror a mental visual exploration involving processing of a more complex visual representation compared with distant future thinking. By demonstrating how near future thinking triggers both \"field\" responses and long fixations, our study demonstrates how the temporality of future thinking triggers both distinct mental imagery and eye movement patterns.
摘要：
研究表明，近期的事件通常是从第一人称(亲眼看到，也称为现场）透视，而遥远的未来事件通常是从第三人称（观察者）的角度来看的。我们调查了这些不同的心理观点是否会伴随着不同的眼球运动活动。我们邀请参与者在他们的眼球运动(即，扫描路径)通过眼睛跟踪眼镜记录。分析表明，与遥远的未来思维相比，对近期思维的关注更少，但更长。分析还表明，与遥远的未来思维相比，近处的“现场”心理视觉视角反应更多。与遥远的未来思维相比，在不久的将来思维中的长期注视可能反映出一种心理视觉探索，涉及对更复杂的视觉表示的处理。通过展示不久的将来思考如何触发“现场”响应和长期关注，我们的研究证明了未来思维的时间性如何触发不同的心理意象和眼球运动模式。
