The effect of scene structure on time perception

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1639-1652

  Alexander Varakin, D ^a   Klemes, Keith J ^a   Porter, Kennetha A ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Scene perception; Temporal bisection; Time perception; Visual cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882248580     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2012.754912     Document Type: Article

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