Time perception is enhanced by task duration knowledge: Evidence from experienced swimmers

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1339-1351

  Tobin, Simon ^a   Grondin, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Memory; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SWIMMING; TIME FACTOR; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84870566176     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-012-0231-3     Document Type: Article

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