Title

The Psychology of Time: A View Backward and Forward

Authors

Authors

P. A. Hancock;R. A. Block

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Am. J. Psychol.

Keywords

RETROSPECTIVE DURATION JUDGMENTS; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; NEURAL; MECHANISMS; SEX-DIFFERENCES; PERCEPTION; TEMPERATURE; EXPERIENCE; BRAIN; SENSE; PERSONALITY; Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

We selectively review the progress of research on the psychology of time during the past 125 years, starting with the publication of the first English-language psychological journal, The American Journal of Psychology. A number of important articles on the psychology of time appeared in this journal, including the widely cited early article by Nichols (1891). The psychology of time is a seminal topic of psychological science, and although it entered a phase of decline and even moribund neglect, the past several decades have seen a prominent renaissance of interest. This renewed vigor represents the rebirth of the recognition of the centrality of the psychology of time in human cognition and behavior. Our selective overview highlights a number of strands of progress and how they have helped lead to the present, in which the cognitive neuroscience of time and timing in the brain is one of the most fervent and fertile modern areas of brain research. We also discuss some remaining challenges and potential lines of progress.

Journal Title

American Journal of Psychology

Volume

125

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

267

Last Page

274

WOS Identifier

WOS:000308277300001

ISSN

0002-9556

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