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Temporal binding of action and effect in interval reproduction
Gruffydd R Humphreys1, Marc J Buehner
1School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Experimental Brain Research
|May 5, 2010
Summary
Temporal binding links actions and outcomes, affecting time perception. This effect is robust, independent of fixed intervals, and extends beyond previous findings.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Psychology of Time Perception
Background:
- The temporal binding effect links perceived action timing with outcome timing.
- Previous research, notably the Libet Clock paradigm, demonstrated this effect over short intervals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the temporal binding of action and outcome.
- To investigate the robustness and characteristics of this temporal binding effect.
Main Methods:
- Two experiments utilized a temporal reproduction paradigm.
- Participants reproduced perceived time intervals between actions and outcomes.
Main Results:
- Temporal binding between action and outcome was robustly demonstrated.
- The effect was independent of repeated presentations of fixed intervals.
- Temporal binding significantly influenced time perception over extended intervals, longer than previously reported.
Conclusions:
- The temporal binding of action and outcome is an empirically reliable phenomenon.
- This binding effect genuinely alters subjective time perception.
- The temporal binding effect persists across longer durations than observed in earlier studies.
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