Time went by so slowly: Overestimation of event duration by males and females

TitleTime went by so slowly: Overestimation of event duration by males and females
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1987
AuthorsLoftus E.F., Schooler J.W., Boone S., Kline D.
JournalApplied Cognitive Psychology
Volume1
Issue1
Pagination3-13
Abstract

In three experiments, 469 subjects watched a short videotape of a bank robbery and later estimated the duration of the tape. Subjects invariably overestimated the durations. Accuracy of time estimation was unrelated to amount of free recall (Experiment 1) or accuracy of memory (Experiment 2). Females overestimated to a greater degree than males (Experiments 2 and 3). A more stressful version of the event produced greater overestimates than a less stressful version (Experiment 3). The relationship between induced arousal and time estimation appears to be different for men and women.

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