A New Law For Time Perception

Keywords

Handedness; Sex differences; Time perception

Abstract

Effects of sex and handedness on the perception of temporal durations from 1 to 20 s were studied. A total of 80 male and 40 female participants were divided equally into left-handed and right-handed subgroups. Uusing an empty interval production procedure, each person estimated durations of 1, 3, 7, and 20 s, respectively, 50 times each. Tthe order of presentation was randomized across participants but yoked across the sexes in each of the respective handedness subgroups. Rresults showed significant sex differences but no effects for handedness. Oone important facet of this sex effect was expressed in a consistent intercept difference in the identified relationship that linked the log-linear size of the absolute error of estimation against the logarithmic magnitude of the target duration at which such error was recorded. Tthis new finding provides a new descriptive, empirical relationship for time perception of brief temporal intervals. Tthe potential methodological, evolutionary, and cognitive reasons for this lawful relationship are discussed.

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

American Journal of Psychology

Volume

129

Issue

2

Number of Pages

111-124

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.129.2.0111

Socpus ID

84971572386 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84971572386

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