Effect of task length on remembered and predicted duration
Vierordt’s (1868) law states that when estimating the duration of a previous task, people overestimate short durations and underestimate long ones. We examine whether this same pattern holds for remembered and predicted duration for tasks lasting between 1 and 15 min. In support of Vierordt’s law an...
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Published in | Psychonomic bulletin & review Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 202 - 207 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer-Verlag
01.02.2008
Psychonomic Society Springer Nature B.V |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Vierordt’s (1868) law states that when estimating the duration of a previous task, people overestimate short durations and underestimate long ones. We examine whether this same pattern holds for remembered and predicted duration for tasks lasting between 1 and 15 min. In support of Vierordt’s law and its extension to future duration estimates, task duration tended to be overestimated for short tasks (less than 2 min) and underestimated for long tasks for both remembered and predicted duration. |
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ISSN: | 1069-9384 1531-5320 |
DOI: | 10.3758/PBR.15.1.202 |