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TIME OUT: THE EFFECTS OF BREAKS ON TEMPORAL REPRODUCTION

Borawski, Steven, Jr.

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2006, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Experimental.
Two experiments investigated the effects of breaks on temporal reproduction. Participants were trained using a peak-interval procedure. A break of varying duration was inserted at different locations within the target interval. The first experiment used a standard break paradigm: filled target interval and empty break. The second experiment used a reversed break paradigm: empty target interval and a filled break. Research by Buhusi and Meck (2000) suggests that standard breaks produce a stopping of the internal clock during the break in the stimulus, whereas reversed breaks may trigger a resetting. Contrary to Buhusi and Meck, participants showed a stop response pattern in both the standard and reverse break paradigms. A significant effect of break location and duration was observed in both experiments. Breaks occurring late in the target duration caused a longer produced interval compared to early breaks. Also, short breaks caused longer produced interval then did long breaks.
John McAuley (Advisor)
55 p.

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  • Borawski, Jr., S. (2006). TIME OUT: THE EFFECTS OF BREAKS ON TEMPORAL REPRODUCTION [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143820145

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Borawski, Jr., Steven. TIME OUT: THE EFFECTS OF BREAKS ON TEMPORAL REPRODUCTION. 2006. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143820145.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Borawski, Jr., Steven. "TIME OUT: THE EFFECTS OF BREAKS ON TEMPORAL REPRODUCTION." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143820145

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)