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Effect of Motion Perception on Intertemporal Choice Is Associated With the Altered Time Perception
Xianchun Li1, Di Yuan2, Ying Fan2
1Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P.R. China; The School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Psychological Reports
|January 31, 2018
Summary
Backward motion perception increases myopia in intertemporal choice, making individuals prefer immediate rewards. This effect is linked to altered time perception, impacting decision-making.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Decision Science
Background:
- Intertemporal choice involves selecting between immediate small rewards and delayed large rewards.
- Time perception significantly influences intertemporal choice, affected by stimulus features like motion.
- The impact of motion direction (forward vs. backward) on intertemporal choice remains unexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate whether backward or forward motion perception alters intertemporal choice.
- To examine the relationship between motion perception, time perception, and intertemporal decision-making.
Main Methods:
- 29 participants completed intertemporal choice and time perception tasks.
- Stimuli included videos with forward, backward, and stationary motion.
- Tasks were performed in a randomized order.
Main Results:
- Backward motion perception significantly increased the discounting rate in intertemporal choice compared to forward and stationary conditions.
- Participants exhibited heightened myopia (preference for immediate rewards) under backward motion.
- Time perception tasks revealed overestimation of temporal duration in the backward motion condition.
- Correlation analysis suggested a link between altered time perception and motion-induced changes in intertemporal choice.
Conclusions:
- Backward motion perception promotes myopia in intertemporal choice.
- Altered time perception may mediate the effect of motion direction on decision-making.
- This study provides novel evidence for the influence of motion perception on intertemporal choice and its cognitive underpinnings.
Keywords:
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