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Perceived time slows during fleeting fun or fear.
- Source :
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Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . Feb2018, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p562-567. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Previous psychophysical studies at durations greater than 1000 ms have confirmed the anecdotal reports of an increase in the perceived duration of both positively and negatively valenced emotive stimuli; however, the results of studies at durations less than 1000 ms have been inconsistent. This study further investigated the effect of valence on the perception of durations less than 1000 ms. We used both positively and negatively valenced stimuli in order to compare their effects on the distortion of duration, and we tested multiple data points within the sub-one-second range. We found an increase in the perceived duration of both positively and negatively valenced emotional stimuli at all data points. This is consistent with studies at durations longer than 1000 ms and also with models of temporal processing. We also confirmed that Weber fractions, within the range tested, followed the generalized form of Weber’s law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PSYCHOPHYSICS
*TIME perception
*EMOTIONS
*FEAR
*SENSORY perception
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17470218
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127616898
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1264000