A "View from Nowhen" on Time Perception Experiments

Systematic errors in time reproduction tasks have been interpreted as a misperception of time and therefore seem to contradict basic assumptions of pacemaker-accumulator models. Here we propose an alternative explanation of this phenomenon based on methodological constraints regarding the direction...

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Published in:Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance 2012-10, Vol.38 (5), p.1118-1124
Main Authors: Riemer, Martin, Trojan, Jorg, Kleinbohl, Dieter, Holzl, Rupert
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Acoustics
Adult
Attitudes
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
Brightness
Brightness Perception
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition. Intelligence
Contrast Sensitivity - physiology
Duplication
Error Patterns
Experimental psychology
Eyes & eyesight
Female
Foreign Countries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Germany
Human
Humans
Light
Male
Methods
Neuropsychological Tests
Pitch
Pitch Perception
Pitch Perception - physiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychophysics
Psychophysics - methods
Psychophysics - standards
Reproduction
Research Design - standards
Sensory perception
Spatial perception. Time perception
Time
Time Factors
Time Perception
Time Perception - physiology
Time Perspective
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description Systematic errors in time reproduction tasks have been interpreted as a misperception of time and therefore seem to contradict basic assumptions of pacemaker-accumulator models. Here we propose an alternative explanation of this phenomenon based on methodological constraints regarding the direction of time, which cannot be manipulated in experimental settings. In two experiments, we demonstrate the influence of the direction of a dimensional change for pitch and brightness estimates. The results support the assumption that errors in time reproduction tasks do not reflect a systematic temporal misperception, but rather a methodological artifact. Implications for contemporary models of time perception are discussed. (Contains 3 figures and 4 footnotes.)
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Adult
Attitudes
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
Brightness
Brightness Perception
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition. Intelligence
Contrast Sensitivity - physiology
Duplication
Error Patterns
Experimental psychology
Eyes & eyesight
Female
Foreign Countries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Germany
Human
Humans
Light
Male
Methods
Neuropsychological Tests
Pitch
Pitch Perception
Pitch Perception - physiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychophysics
Psychophysics - methods
Psychophysics - standards
Reproduction
Research Design - standards
Sensory perception
Spatial perception. Time perception
Time
Time Factors
Time Perception
Time Perception - physiology
Time Perspective
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