Aging and the speed of time

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-141

  Friedman, William J ^a   Janssen, Steve M J ^b,c  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Subjective speed of time; Time perception; Time pressure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECOGNITION; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951022203     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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