The effects of sex, age, and interval duration on the perception of time

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-179

  Hancock, P A ^a   Rausch, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Sex; Temporal orientation; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74149090259     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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