Numerical processing of duration in temporal tracking behavior

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doi:10.4992/psycholres1954.31.169

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Keywords: time perception, temporal tracking behavior, numerical processor, time quantum theory, Weber's law

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1989 Volume 31 Issue 4 Pages 169-178

DOI https://doi.org/10.4992/psycholres1954.31.169

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Published: December 25, 1989 Received: January 16, 1988 Available on J-STAGE: February 24, 2009 Accepted: March 11, 1989 Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: ABSTRACT Details: Wrong : The two kinds of tapping tasks were used to investigate the characteristics of the internal process which underlay performance in each of a temporal tracking behavior and a time perception task. One was the synchronization task and the other was the task which required subject to tap evenly in such a way that every third response coincided with each of buzzers. In this one-third tapping task, the relation between SD of reproduced intervals and one-third of an inerval was a steplike function. The value of SD increased in accordance with a multiplying rule (25, 50, 100, or 200ms in the first session, and 25ms or 75ms in the second and third sessions). These results are similar to those of duration discrimination task in time perception. The internal process can be thought of as having a numerical processor which encodes a stimulus duration to the number of units. The relationship between Weber's law and this processor is also discussed.
Right : The two kinds of tapping tasks were used to investigate the characteristics of the internal process which underlay performance in each of a temporal tracking behavior and a time perception task. One was the synchronization task and the other was the task which required subject to tap evenly in such a way that every third response coincided with each of buzzers. In this one-third tapping task, the relation between SD of reproduced intervals and one-third of an inerval was a steplike function. The value of SD increased in accordance with a multiplying rule (25, 50, 100, or 200ms in the first session, and 25ms or 75ms in the second and third sessions). These results are similar to those of duration discrimination task in time perception. The internal process can be thought of as having a numerical processor which encodes a stimulus duration to the number of units. The relationship between Weber's law and this processor is also discussed.

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : Allan, L. G. 1979 The perception of time. Perception and Psychophysics, 26, 340-354.
Allan, L. G., Kristofferson, A. B., & Wiens, A, B. 1971 Duration discrimination of light flashes. Perception and Psychophysics, 9, 327-334.
Bartlett, N. R., & Bartlett, S. C. 1959 Synchronization of a motor response with an anticipated sensory event. Psychological Review, 66, 203-218.
Creelman, C. D. 1962 Human discrimination of auditory duration. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, 34, 582-594.
Getty, D. J. 1975 Discrimination of short temporal intervals: A comparison of two models. Perception and Psychophysics, 18, 1-8.
Kristofferson, A. B. 1980 A quantal step function in duration discrimination. Perception and Psychophysics, 27, 300-306.
Kristofferson, A. B. 1984 Quantal and deterministic timing in human duration discrimination. In J. Gibbon & L. G. Allan (Eds.), Timing and time perception. New York: The New York Academy of Science. Pp. 3-15.
Lashley, K. S. 1951 The problem of serial order in behavior. In L. A. Jeffress (Ed.), Cerebral mechanisms in behavior. New York: Wiley. Pp. 112-136.
Miller, G. A. 1956 The magical number seven plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity of processing information. Psychological Review, 63,81-97.
Treisman, M. 1963 Temporal discrimination and the indifference interval: Implications for a model of the “internal clock”. Psychological Monographs, 77, No. 13.
Vorberg, D., & Hambuch, R. 1978 On the temporal control of rhythmic performance. In J. Requin (Ed.), Attention and Performance VII. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Pp. 535-555.
Wing, A. M. 1977 Effects of type of movement on the temporal precision of response sequences. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 30, 60-72.
Wing, A. M., & Kristofferson, A. B. 1973a The timing of interresponse intervals. Perception and Psychophysics, 13, 455-460.
Wing, A. M., & Kristofferson, A. B. 1973b Response delays and the timing of discrete motor responses. Perception and Psychophysics, 14, 5-12.
Woodrow, H. 1951 Time perception. In S. S. Stevens (Ed.), Handbook of experimental psychology. New York: Wiley. Pp. 1224-1236.

Right : Allan, L. G. 1979 The perception of time. Perception and Psychophysics, 26, 340-354.
Allan, L. G., Kristofferson, A. B., & Wiens, A. B. 1971 Duration discrimination of light flashes. Perception and Psychophysics, 9, 327-334.
Bartlett, N. R., & Bartlett, S. C. 1959 Synchronization of a motor response with an anticipated sensory event. Psychological Review, 66, 203-218.
Creelman, C. D. 1962 Human discrimination of auditory duration. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, 34, 582-594.
Getty, D. J. 1975 Discrimination of short temporal intervals: A comparison of two models. Perception and Psychophysics, 18, 1-8.
Kristofferson, A. B. 1980 A quantal step function in duration discrimination. Perception and Psychophysics, 27, 300-306.
Kristofferson, A. B. 1984 Quantal and deterministic timing in human duration discrimination. In J. Gibbon & L. G. Allan (Eds.), Timing and time perception. New York: The New York Academy of Science. Pp.3-15.
Lashley, K. S. 1951 The problem of serial order in behavior. In L. A. Jeffress (Ed.), Cerebral mechanisms in behavior. New York: Wiley. Pp.112-136.
Miller, G. A. 1956 The magical number seven plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity of processing information. Psychological Review, 63, 81-97.
Treisman, M. 1963 Temporal discrimination and the indifference interval: Implications for a model of the “internal clock”. Psychological Monographs, 77, No.13.
Vorberg, D., & Hambuch, R. 1978 On the temporal control of rhythmic performance. In J. Requin (Ed.), Attention and Performance VII. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Pp.535-555.
Wing, A. M. 1977 Effects of type of movement on the temporal precision of response sequences. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 30, 60-72.
Wing, A. M., & Kristofferson, A. B. 1973a The timing of interresponse intervals. Perception and Psychophysics, 13, 455-460.
Wing, A. M., & Kristofferson, A. B. 1973b Response delays and the timing of discrete motor responses. Perception and Psychophysics, 14, 5-12.
Woodrow, H. 1951 Time perception. In S. S. Stevens (Ed.), Handbook of experimental psychology. New York: Wiley. Pp.1224-1236.

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The two kinds of tapping tasks were used to investigate the characteristics of the internal process which underlay performance in each of a temporal tracking behavior and a time perception task. One was the synchronization task and the other was the task which required subject to tap evenly in such a way that every third response coincided with each of buzzers. In this one-third tapping task, the relation between SD of reproduced intervals and one-third of an inerval was a steplike function. The value of SD increased in accordance with a multiplying rule (25, 50, 100, or 200ms in the first session, and 25ms or 75ms in the second and third sessions). These results are similar to those of duration discrimination task in time perception. The internal process can be thought of as having a numerical processor which encodes a stimulus duration to the number of units. The relationship between Weber's law and this processor is also discussed.

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