The influence of perceived causation on judgments of time: An integrative review and implications for decision-making

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Faro, David ^a   McGill, Ann L ^b   Hastie, Reid ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Causality; Intentional binding; Intertemporal choice; Judgment and decision making; Placebos; Planning fallacy; Time perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878904237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00217     Document Type: Review

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