Vierordt's the Experimental Study of the Time Sense (1868) and its legacy

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 941-960

  Lejeune, Helga ^a   Wearden, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Categorical timing; Reproduction; Time perception; Vierordt's Law

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; THEORY; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 70449644791     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802453006     Document Type: Review

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