Fear and Time Estimation
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 59 (2) , 597-598
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1984.59.2.597
Abstract
It has been claimed that fear shortens time-estimates. Contrary to this view, 35 spider-phobic subjects give longer estimates of a short interval spent observing a spider than 18 non-phobic controls. The phobics' estimates are also more variable.Keywords
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