The present research examines how a limited time perspective influences the processing of
new information during choice making. Specifically, we examine how perceptions of a
limited future promote the distortion of new information in favor of one's prior beliefs. Across
five studies, we provide evidence of a link between more-limited time perspectives and
higher information distortion, and we illuminate the proposed process: the adoption of a
cognitive consistency goal when the time perspective is limited. Overall, the current work …