The Psychology of Time: A View Backward and Forward

    Authors

    P. A. Hancock;R. A. Block

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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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