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Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments

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Simultaneous time processing in children and adults: When attention predicts temporal interference effects.

Quentin Hallez¹, Florie Monier², Sylvie Droit-Volet²

¹Laboratory DIPHE (Développement, Individu, Processus, Handicap, Education), Psychology Institute, University Lumière Lyon 2, 69500 Bron, France.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

|June 24, 2021

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Children and adults can process multiple durations simultaneously. However, simultaneous duration presentation causes temporal interference, especially in children, due to attention capacity development.

Keywords:

Attention Children Development Multi-timing Reproduction Time perception

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Neuroscience

Background:

Temporal reproduction tasks assess time perception.
Simultaneous processing of multiple stimuli challenges cognitive resources.
Children's developing cognitive abilities may impact temporal processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate simultaneous temporal processing in children and adults.
To examine the effect of temporal interference on time estimation.
To explore the relationship between cognitive abilities and multi-duration processing.

Main Methods:

Participants (children 5-8 years, adults) performed solo and multi-timing reproduction tasks.
Experiments varied stimulus synchrony, duration, and presentation order.
Neuropsychological tests assessed selective attention, short-term, and working memory.

Main Results:

Both children and adults processed multiple simultaneous durations.
Simultaneous presentation induced temporal interference, increasing time estimate duration and variability.
Children exhibited a greater temporal interference effect than adults.

Conclusions:

Simultaneous temporal processing is possible but generates interference.
Children's higher interference effect is linked to developing attention capacities.
Improved multi-duration processing ability correlates with cognitive development in attention.