Abstract
Temporal Relevance is the level of importance assigned to the time dimension for dealing with the external environment in a specific situation. Temporal Uncertainty is the level of prior knowledge and information regarding the duration of a specific event. When asked to make prospective time estimates of short clock time durations, the levels of Temporal Relevance and Temporal Uncertainty determine the level of attentional resources allocated for temporal information processing. The higher the levels of these two factors, the more resources are allocated for temporal information processing and, consequently, the longer prospective estimates are. These hypotheses were empirically supported in two experiments. Furthermore, the present results confirm the validity of the attentional model for explaining prospective time estimates.
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Zakay, D. (1992). On Prospective Time Estimation, Temporal Relevance and Temporal Uncertainty. In: Macar, F., Pouthas, V., Friedman, W.J. (eds) Time, Action and Cognition. NATO ASI Series, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3536-0_13
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