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Exploring the role of serial dependence in visual time perception
Jessica Bertolasi1,2,3,4, Davide Esposito1,5,6, Anna Vitale1,2,7,8
1Unit for Visually Impaired People (U-VIP), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Journal of Vision
|July 3, 2025
Summary
Serial dependence influences visual time perception, impacting interval duration judgments and reproduction. This effect on time perception was observed independently of working memory capacity in the study.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Visual Perception
Background:
- Serial dependence is a well-documented phenomenon in visual perception, influencing judgments of features like numerosity and orientation.
- Its role in visual time perception, however, remains less understood, necessitating further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the presence and characteristics of serial dependence in visual time perception.
- To explore the relationship between serial dependence in temporal tasks and working memory capacity.
Main Methods:
- Two tasks were employed: temporal interval duration discrimination and temporal reproduction.
- Working memory capacity was assessed using the Corsi block-tapping test.
Main Results:
- Serial dependence was confirmed in visual time perception across both tested tasks.
- No significant correlation was found between the magnitude of serial dependence in the temporal tasks and working memory capacity.
Conclusions:
- Serial dependence demonstrably influences visual time perception.
- The findings suggest that distinct neural or cognitive processes underlie serial dependence in different temporal tasks and are independent of working memory capacity.
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