Time perception and the filled-duration illusion*
Ewarta C. Thomas,Irvin Brown +1 more
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In this paper, a reproduction design is used to show that temporal intervals containing brief tones appear longer than empty intervals of the same duration, the effect being independent of duration, and a reversible encoding model is stated which accounts for much of the data obtained with empty intervals.Abstract:
A reproduction design is used to show that temporal intervals containing brief tones appear longer than empty intervals of the same duration, the effect being independent of duration. These and previous data are discussed within a theoretical framework which allows for the interrelation of data from different time perception tasks; and a reversible encoding model is stated which accounts for much of the data obtained with empty intervals. A “chunking” model, in which tones occurring in an interval serve to segment the interval during encoding, can account for the filled-duration illusion if certain conditions are met. Finally, mechanisms that are consistent with these conditions are stated.read more
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Perception and estimation of time.
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Perception of Temporal Patterns
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Attentional resources in timing: Interference effects in concurrent temporal and nontemporal working memory tasks.
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The Unengaged Mind: Defining Boredom in Terms of Attention
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The perception of time
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On the experience of time
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Human Discrimination of Auditory Duration
TL;DR: A decision‐theoretical model is presented, based on a “counting mechanism,” which operates on impulses generated over the relevant durations, which assumes the source of these impulses is assumed to be random.
The Perception of Temporal Order: Fundamental Issues and a General Model
Saul Sternberg,Ronald L. Knoll +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider how people judge the order of two nearly simultaneous stimuli, such as a light and a tone, in the context of a general independent-channel model that incorporates most existing models of order perception as special cases.