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    • Cognitive psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Human perception

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    • Understanding individual differences in time perception is crucial for cognitive research.
    • Previous studies have explored factors like age and attention, but the roles of sex and handedness remain less clear.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the influence of sex and handedness on the perception of temporal durations.
    • To identify potential sex-specific patterns in time estimation accuracy.

    Main Methods:

    • An empty interval production procedure was employed with 120 participants (80 male, 40 female).
    • Participants estimated durations of 1, 3, 7, and 20 seconds multiple times.
    • Data were analyzed to compare performance between sexes and handedness groups.

    Main Results:

    • Significant differences in time perception were observed between male and female participants.
    • No significant effect of handedness on temporal duration estimation was found.
    • A consistent intercept difference was identified in the relationship between estimation error and target duration, highlighting a sex-specific effect.

    Conclusions:

    • Sex, but not handedness, significantly impacts the perception of brief temporal intervals.
    • The identified sex-specific empirical relationship offers new insights into the mechanisms of time perception.
    • Further research is warranted to explore the methodological, evolutionary, and cognitive underpinnings of these observed sex differences.