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On the Influence of Structure and Complexity in Perceived Duration

Zeigler , Derek E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1382456987

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2013, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Experimental Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Temporal perception is known to be influenced by various contextual factors and a considerable portion of the literature has explored the relationship between subjective temporal estimates (STEs) and the complexity of dynamic environmental stimuli. In general, researchers have shown that increases in stimulus complexity result in subjective time dilation. That is, complex and dynamic stimuli tend to result in STEs that are longer than STEs for less complex stimuli. In the following, the influence of stimulus structure on the perceived duration of multiple time intervals is reviewed. In doing so, we discuss an alternative approach that has been used in previous research (Vigo & Zeigler, 2013). This approach precisely quantifies the structural complexity inherent to the visual display of a temporal judgment task and has successfully accounted for STEs across multiple time intervals. Our approach is based on categorical invariance theory and one of its models (the exponential categorical invariance model; Vigo, 2009, 2011a, 2011b, 2013) and was used to model estimations of duration by participants. Further, we describe how this work can be extended to account for additional experimental conditions. Finally, we provide a comprehensive review of stimulus based variables that affect temporal processing and place these findings in the context of the relationship between perceived duration and complexity.
Ronaldo Vigo (Committee Chair)
53 p.
Cognitive Psychology
Temporal Perception; Structural Complexity; Time Dilation; Categorical Invariance

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  • Zeigler , D. E. (2013). On the Influence of Structure and Complexity in Perceived Duration [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1382456987

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zeigler , Derek . On the Influence of Structure and Complexity in Perceived Duration. 2013. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1382456987.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zeigler , Derek . "On the Influence of Structure and Complexity in Perceived Duration." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1382456987

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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