The greater temporal acuity in the reminder task than in the 2AFC task is independent of standard duration and sensory modality

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-31

  Rammsayer, Thomas ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

2AFC task; auditory intervals; duration discrimination; reminder task; time perception; visual intervals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 84862641296     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025349     Document Type: Article

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