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Do future thoughts reflect personal goals? Current concerns and mental time travel into the past and future

Scott N. ColeDepartment of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE), Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dorthe BerntsenDepartment of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Pages 273-284 | Received 29 Dec 2014, Accepted 16 Apr 2015, Published online: 02 Jun 2015

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