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Episodic simulation

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  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • Humans2

Outcomes

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Willingness to help

upin humans2

2 studies

  1. Episodic simulation improves willingness to help in humans.

    “Relative to a control task, episodic simulation increased younger and older participants' willingness to help, scene vividness, and perspective-taking”

    Human trialrelative to a control task

    Time spent imagining does not influence younger and older adults' episodic simulation of helping behavior

    Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognitionMar 10, 2024

  2. Episodic simulation increases willingness to help in humans.

    “both episodic simulation and one's previous experience increased willingness to help”

    Human trial

    Effect of situation similarity on younger and older adults' episodic simulation of helping behaviours

    Scientific reportsJun 6, 2023

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