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MENTAL MODEL · M3035

Chronocentrism

Chronocentrism
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A cognitive bias that assumes one's own era is more important, special, or superior to past or future eras. It also includes the tendency to judge historical figures by contemporary moral standards (Presentism).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Historical empathy. Helps us overcome arrogance, view historical events and figures objectively, understand that they made choices within specific constraints, and reminds us that our current views may seem absurd in the future.

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Chronocentrism: the bias of considering one's own era as the best or most representative, disparaging the past and misjudging the future.

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