Dissecting the clock: Understanding the mechanisms of timing across tasks and temporal intervals

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-34

  Bangert, Ashley S ^a   Reuter Lorenz, Patricia A ^a,b   Seidler, Rachael D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

2340; Prospective timing; Scalar timing; Time; Time estimation; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650839506     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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