The influence of the scalar timing model on human timing research

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-117

  Allan, Lorraine G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Humans; Internal clock; Scalar timing; Temporal bisection; Temporal generalization; Time perception

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REVIEW; TIME PERCEPTION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0032458152     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(98)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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