The impact of cognitive load on prospective and retrospective time estimates at long durations: An investigation using a visual and memory search paradigm.
As human beings, we are bound by time. It is essential for daily functioning, and yet our ability to keep track of time is influenced by a myriad of factors (Block & Zakay, 1997, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 4[2], 184–197). First and foremost, time estimation has been found to depend on whether pa...
| Published in: | Memory & Cognition Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 837 - 852 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=156400115&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 156400115 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 0090502X MEG jtl: Memory & Cognition issn: 0090502X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2022 vid: 50 iid: 4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 156400115 10.3758/s13421-021-01241-7 ppf: 837 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 782KB tig: atl: The impact of cognitive load on prospective and retrospective time estimates at long durations: An investigation using a visual and memory search paradigm. aug: au: Walker, Jesika A. Aswad, Mohammed Lacroix, Guy affil: School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, ON, Canada Department of Psychology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada su: Memory Judgment (Psychology) Cognition Task performance Retrospective studies Time Visual perception Longitudinal method sug: subj: Memory Judgment (Psychology) Cognition Task performance Retrospective studies Time Visual perception Longitudinal method keyword: Cognitive load Task duration Time estimation Visual and memory search Cognitive load Task duration Time estimation Visual and memory search ab: As human beings, we are bound by time. It is essential for daily functioning, and yet our ability to keep track of time is influenced by a myriad of factors (Block & Zakay, 1997, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 4[2], 184–197). First and foremost, time estimation has been found to depend on whether participants estimate the time prospectively or retrospectively (Hicks et al., 1976, The American Journal of Psychology, 89[4], 719–730). However, there is a paucity of research investigating differences between these two conditions in tasks over two minutes (Tobin et al., 2010, PLOS ONE, 5[2], Article e9271). Moreover, estimates have also been shown to be influenced by cognitive load. We thus investigated participants' ability to keep track of time during a visual and memory search task and manipulated its difficulty and duration. Two hundred and ninety-two participants performed the task for 8 or 58 minutes. Participants in the prospective time judgment condition were forewarned of an impending time estimate, whereas participants in the retrospective condition were not. Cognitive load was manipulated and assessed by altering the task's difficulty. The results revealed a higher overestimation of time in the prospective condition compared with the retrospective condition. However, this was found in the 8-minute task only. Overall, participants significantly overestimated the duration of the 8-minute task and underestimated the 58-minute task. Finally, cognitive load had no effect on participants' time estimates. Thus, the well-known cross-over interaction between cognitive load and estimation paradigm (Block et al., 2010, Acta Psychologica, 134[3], 330–343) did not extend to a longer duration in this experiment. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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