Remembered duration: working memory and the reproduction of intervals.

@article{citeulike:753084, abstract = {On the basis of attention allocation models of time estimation, the role of working memory in prospective duration reproduction is explored. In four experiments, adult participants performed a counting task (duration, 400 sec) that allowed coordinative and sequential demands on working memory to be varied. After completing the counting task, the participants reproduced the time that they had worked on this task It emerged that (1) increased coordinative demands on working memory (but not increased sequential demands) reduced the accuracy of prospective duration reproduction (Experiments 1 and 2), (2) presenting context information during the reproduction phase enhanced the accuracy of the reproduced duration (Experiment 3), and (3) individual differences in coordinative working memory capacity affected duration reproduction in the same direction as the experimental manipulation of coordinative task demands (Experiment 4). The results suggest that attention allocation models of time estimation may benefit from taking a more differentiated view of the types of attentional demands that affect temporal cognition.}, address = {Department of Psychology, University of Kaiserslautern, Pfaffenbergstr. 95, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany. dutke@rhrk.uni-kl.de}, author = {Dutke, S. }, citeulike-article-id = {753084}, issn = {0031-5117}, journal = {Percept Psychophys}, keywords = {prospectus}, month = {November}, number = {8}, pages = {1404--1413}, posted-at = {2006-07-11 22:21:19}, priority = {2}, title = {Remembered duration: working memory and the reproduction of intervals.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16555592}, volume = {67}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:753084 L3 - citeulike-article-id:753084 TI - Remembered duration: working memory and the reproduction of intervals. JF - Percept Psychophys VL - 67 IS - 8 SP - 1404 EP - 1413 AD - Department of Psychology, University of Kaiserslautern, Pfaffenbergstr. 95, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany. dutke@rhrk.uni-kl.de SN - 0031-5117 N2 - On the basis of attention allocation models of time estimation, the role of working memory in prospective duration reproduction is explored. In four experiments, adult participants performed a counting task (duration, 400 sec) that allowed coordinative and sequential demands on working memory to be varied. After completing the counting task, the participants reproduced the time that they had worked on this task It emerged that (1) increased coordinative demands on working memory (but not increased sequential demands) reduced the accuracy of prospective duration reproduction (Experiments 1 and 2), (2) presenting context information during the reproduction phase enhanced the accuracy of the reproduced duration (Experiment 3), and (3) individual differences in coordinative working memory capacity affected duration reproduction in the same direction as the experimental manipulation of coordinative task demands (Experiment 4). The results suggest that attention allocation models of time estimation may benefit from taking a more differentiated view of the types of attentional demands that affect temporal cognition. KW - prospectus AU - Dutke, S PY - 2005/11// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16555592 ER -