On the Left Hand of Time

    Authors

    P. A. Hancock

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Am. J. Psychol.

    Keywords

    SEX-DIFFERENCES; DURATION JUDGMENTS; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; TEMPORAL; INFORMATION; NEURAL MECHANISMS; RIGHT-HEMISPHERE; CORPUS-CALLOSUM; LEFT-HANDEDNESS; PERCEPTION; BRAIN; Psychology, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    The present experiment examined the effects of sex and handedness on the perception of brief intervals up to 20 s in duration. In order to obtain participants with sufficiently high scores on a scale of handedness, we screened 1,276 people; the process yielded 16 men and 16 women eligible for testing. In an empty production procedure, each person estimated 4 intervals of 1, 3, 7, and 20 s, respectively, using both their preferred and nonpreferred hands to provide recorded responses. The order of presentation was randomized across participants but yoked across the sexes in each of the respective handedness subgroups. Results indicated significant effects for handedness in conjunction with the hand used to make the respective response. The pattern of these interactive effects differed between male and female participants, however. These results are discussed in terms of a hemispheric account of interval timing control and potential sex difference in hemispheric specialization.

    Journal Title

    American Journal of Psychology

    Volume

    124

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    177

    Last Page

    188

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000297864000005

    ISSN

    0002-9556

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