Effects of attentional focus and arousal on time estimation.

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Studied time estimation as a function of 2 variables, degree of attention directed to the stimulus interval and type of arousal treatment employed. 60 college students were assigned in equal numbers to the 4 cells of a 2 * 2 design. Results show that (a) time estimates were reliably lower for Ss performing an attention-demanding task during the interval than for those engaged in a task designed to focus attention on the passage of time, (b) the 2 methods of arousing Ss interacted with the tasks employed in their effects on estimates, (c) the index of arousal used (pulse rate) did not correlate well with changes in time estimation, and (d) performance rates on the attention-demanding task did correlate positively with time estimates. (16 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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