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It has been suggested that temporal properties of events are functionally identical to other stimulus properties (e.g. Michon, 1972; Underwood, 1977; Estes, 1980). Cognitive processing of temporal properties, such as encoding and remembering relative or absolute positions and durations, can therefore be viewed as being essentially equivalent to the processing of other stimulus elements.
This research was supported by a grant from the Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Pure Research under project number 15-23-15.
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Jackson, J.L. (1985). Is the Processing of Temporal Information Automatic or Controlled?. In: Michon, J.A., Jackson, J.L. (eds) Time, Mind, and Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70491-8_12
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