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The developmental profile of temporal binding : from childhood to adulthood

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Lorimer, S., McCormack, T., Blakey, E., Lagnado, D. A., Hoerl, Christoph, Tecwyn, E. and Buehner, M. J. (2020) The developmental profile of temporal binding : from childhood to adulthood. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 73 (1). pp. 1575-1586. doi:10.1177/1747021820925075

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Abstract

Temporal binding refers to a phenomenon whereby the time interval between a cause and its effect is perceived as shorter than the same interval separating two unrelated events. We examined the developmental profile of this phenomenon by comparing the performance of groups of children (aged 6–7, 7–8, and 9–10 years) and adults on a novel interval estimation task. In Experiment 1, participants made judgements about the time interval between (a) their button press and a rocket launch, and (b) a non-causal predictive signal and rocket launch. In Experiment 2, an additional causal condition was included in which participants made judgements about the interval between an experimenter’s button press and the launch of a rocket. Temporal binding was demonstrated consistently and did not change in magnitude with age: estimates of delay were shorter in causal contexts for both adults and children. In addition, the magnitude of the binding effect was greater when participants themselves were the cause of an outcome compared with when they were mere spectators. This suggests that although causality underlies the binding effect, intentional action may modulate its magnitude. Again, this was true of both adults and children. Taken together, these results are the first to suggest that the binding effect is present and developmentally constant from childhood into adulthood.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Time -- Psychological aspects, Time perception -- Experiments, Time perception in children
Journal or Publication Title: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1747-0218
Official Date: 2 June 2020
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DateEvent
2 June 2020Published
27 April 2020Available
20 March 2020Accepted
Volume: 73
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 1575-1586
DOI: 10.1177/1747021820925075
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 8 June 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 8 June 2021
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
RPG-2015-267Leverhulme Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000275
UNSPECIFIEDExperimental Psychology Societyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012086
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