University of St Andrews, School of Psychology & Neuroscience, St Mary's Quad, South Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JP, Scotland, UK.
University of St Andrews, School of Psychology & Neuroscience, St Mary's Quad, South Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JP, Scotland, UK.
Curr Biol. 2016 Jul 11;26(13):R525-R527. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.05.022.
When anticipating the future, we draw on our past experience but must take uncertainty into account; for example, while preparing for a trip, we might pack a raincoat and sunglasses because of unpredictable weather. New research shows that the ability to plan for multiple future possibilities may be present in human children from as early as 3-4 years of age, but appears to be lacking in non-human apes.
当我们预测未来时，会基于过去的经验，但必须考虑到不确定性；例如，在准备旅行时，我们可能会因为不可预测的天气而带上雨衣和太阳镜。新的研究表明，人类儿童早在 3-4 岁时就可能具备为多种未来可能性做计划的能力，但这种能力似乎在非人类的猿类中缺失。
