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Regular Is Longer.

Kyoshiro Sasaki¹, Yuki Yamada²

¹Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.

|September 22, 2017

Summary

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Stimulus regularity impacts time perception. Highly regular dot patterns were perceived as longer durations compared to less regular patterns, indicating regularity influences our sense of time.

Keywords:

bisection filter-rectify-filter mechanism pattern regularity rating time perception

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Area of Science:

Cognitive psychology
Perception science
Visual processing

Background:

Time perception is a complex cognitive function.
Visual stimuli characteristics can modulate temporal judgments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effect of visual dot pattern regularity on perceived duration.
To determine if stimulus regularity is a factor influencing time perception.

Main Methods:

Participants viewed dot patterns with varying degrees of regularity (high, middle, low).
Perceived duration was measured using psychophysical methods, including bisection and rating scales.

Main Results:

A significant effect of regularity on time perception was observed.
Highly regular dot patterns resulted in longer perceived durations compared to less regular patterns.

Conclusions:

Visual stimulus regularity is a determinant of perceived time.
Findings contribute to understanding the factors modulating human time perception.