How does sequence structure affect the judgment of time? Exploring a weighted sum of segments model

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-282

  Matthews, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Filled duration illusion; Internal clock; Temporal judgment; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITCH PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873418106     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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