Perception of duration

Perception of duration

Human perception of duration is subjective and variable. For example, time may appear to slow or drag as one eagerly anticipates the arrival of a specific event. A school day may seem endless for a student who is waiting for the bell indicating that school is finished for the day. The traditional proverb describing this effect is "a watched pot never boils". [citation|title=Selectivity of attention and the perception of duration|author=G Underwood, RA Swain|journal=Perception|year=1973] [citation|title=Attention and interference in prospective and retrospective timing|author=SW Brown, DA Stubbs|journal=Perception|year=1992]

Hypnosis

People who have been hypnotized underestimate the duration of their trance. [citation|url=http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a790232921~db=all|title=Hypnosis and the perception of time|Author+Kenneth S. Bowers,Heather A. Brenneman|Publisher=International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis|Volume=27| Issue=1|date=January 1979|pages=29 - 41]

ee also

* Flow (psychology)

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