Time Estimation Tasks
FREE for use with an Inquisit Lab or Inquisit Web license.Available Test Variations
The duration discrimination task as described in Whitman et al (2007).
The single trial in which the respondent estimates the interval (in seconds) between the onset of two stimul as descripted in Whitman et al (2007).
Respondents hear a tone play for a given duration, and then interrupt a second tone when they think it has played for the same duration as described in Whitman et al (2007).
A time estimation task in which participants synchronize responses with a steady series of beeps as described in Wittman et al (2007).
A time estimation task in which participants estimate when an occluded, moving object reaches a target point as described in Englund et al (1987)
References
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Stanley, H. M. (1900). Remarks on time perception. Psychological Review, 7(3), 284-288.
Weber, A. O. (1933). Estimation of time. Psychological Bulletin, 30(3), 233-252.
Fraisse, P. (1984). Perception and estimation of time. Annual Review of Psychology, 35, 1-36.
Englund, C.E., Reeves. D.L., Shingledecker, C.A., Thorne, D.R., Wilson, K.P., & Hegge. F.W. (1987). Unified Tri-Service Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB) I. Design and Specification of the Battery. Report No. 87-10, Naval Health Research Center, P 0 BOX 85122, San Diego, CA 92138 Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Bethesday, MD (task description: p.26)
Wittmann, M., Leland, D.S., Jan Churan, J. & Paulus, M.P.(2007). Impaired time perception and motor timing in stimulant-dependent subjects. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 90, 183–192.
Wittmann, M., Leland, D.S., Jan Churan, J. & Paulus, M.P.(2007). Impaired time perception and motor timing in stimulant-dependent subjects. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 90, 183–192. (p.184)
Anderson, J. W., & Schmitter-Edgecombe, M. (2011). Recovery of time estimation following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychology, 25(1), 36-44.
Wittmann, Marc ; Simmons, Alan N. ; Flagan, Taru ; Lane, Scott D. ; Wackermann, Jiří ; Paulus, Martin P. (2011). Neural substrates of time perception and impulsivity, Brain Research, 2011, Vol.1406, pp.43-58
Melissa J. Allman and Warren H. Meck (2012). Pathophysiological distortions in time perception and timed performance, Brain (2012) 135 (3): 656-677.