Showing papers on "Time perception published in 1976"

Time, Our Lost Dimension: Toward a New Theory of Perception, Attention, and Memory

Abstract: A theory of perception and attention that emphasizes the relational nature o{ perceptual invariants is developed within the context of auditory pattern research. The theory is divided into two parts. The first part, addresses world pattern structure; the second describes interaction of organisms with pattern structure. Tn the former, world patterns arc subjectively represented as nested relations within a multidimensional space defined by pilch, loudncss, and time. But dependency of these defining dimensions means that a pattern's lime scale determines the serial integrity of its pitch/loudness structure. Second, the theory proposes a time scale for living things that is manifest in graded perceptual rhythms. These rhythms can be synchronized to corresponding nested time zones within world pattern structure. Related assumptions about the deployment of physical energy across time zones and cognitive locations of perceptual rhythms lead to a simple, but general, attentional theory. Theoretical support, found in research with tone patterns, speech, and sequences of noise is died in a final section. Beyond this focal research, the theory offers a general framework for understanding diverse phenomena thai range from speech perception and aphasia to sleep, growth, and time eslimation.

Sensation and Perception: An Integrated Approach

Abstract: Psychophysics The Orienting System The Auditory System Complex Auditory Phenomena I: Psychoacoustics Complex Auditory Phenomena II: Sound as Information Somesthesis I: Kinesthesis and Cutaneous Sense Somesthesis II: Temperature and Pain The Chemical Sensory System I: Taste The Chemical Sensory System II: Smell The Visual System Fundamental Visual Functions and Phenomena The Perception of Color The Perception of Form and Shape The Perception of Movement The Perception of Space I: Spatial Cues and Constancy The Perception of Space II: Illusions The Development of Perception The Development of Perceptual-Motor Coordination The Perception of Time Sensation, Perception, and Attention: Selected Topics Glossary References Author Index Subject Index.

Is there a constant minimum perceptual duration

Abstract: It has been suggested in the recent literature that all stimuli briefer than a critical duration have identical perceptual durations. Relevant simultaneity, reaction time, temporal order and duration discrimination data are discussed, and new data are presented. It is concluded that the relationship between the physical duration of a stimulus and its perceptual duration is not yet understood.

Aging and the Relativity of Time

Abstract: The perception of passing time is related to life experience. A model for this process, similar to the relationship between stimulation and sensation in the field of physiology, is presented. It is suggested that many of the maladaptive phenomena of aging could be explained by a change in time perception with age.

Reversal of a visual illusion of length perception

Abstract: One-hundred and five human subjects compared an open interval, bounded by vertical lines, to one of equal length which contained an intervening dot. Open intervals were judged to be shorter when the lengths subtended a visual angle of less than approximately 9 deg, but longer when the visual angle was greater. There is a striking similarity to the perception of time intervals which contain intervening stimuli.