The Structure of Sensory Events and the Accuracy of Time Judgments

Grondin, Simon; Roussel, Myriam; Gamache, Pierre-Luc; Roy, Martin; Ouellet, Bastien

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“…However, we could not relate the results directly to rhythm perception and human auditory communication, for the following reasons. Most of the studies utilizing single time intervals had focused mainly on discrimination paradigms, and not on the subjective duration itself (Divenyi & Sachs, 1978;Grondin et al, 2005;Penner, 1976;Rammsayer & Leutner, 1996). This was in contrast with the fact that the studies utilizing multiple time intervals had often taken up subjective duration directly, with a clear interest in rhythm in music (e.g., Hasuo et al, 2011;Repp & Marcus, 2010;Schubert & Fabian, 2001;Yamashita & Nakajima, 1999).…”

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“…Previous research tested how the durations of events (i.e., sound markers) influenced the perception of time intervals in between events, either by utilizing single time intervals marked by two events (Divenyi & Sachs, 1978;Grondin, Ivry, Franz, Perreault, & Metthe, 1996;Grondin, Roussel, Gamache, Roy, & Ouellet, 2005;Penner, 1976;Rammsayer & Leutner, 1996;Woodrow, 1928) or by utilizing multiple time intervals marked by three or more events (Handel, 1993;Hasuo, Nakajima, & Hirose, 2011;Repp & Marcus, 2010;Schubert & Fabian, 2001;Yamashita & Nakajima, 1999). The results of these studies showed that marker duration could influence the perception of time intervals.…”

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Effects of temporal shapes of sound markers on the perception of interonset time intervals

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Osawa

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This study investigated how the temporal characteristics, particularly durations, of sounds affect the perceived duration of very short interonset time intervals (120-360 ms), which is important for rhythm perception in speech and music. In four experiments, the subjective duration of single time intervals marked by two sounds was measured utilizing the method of adjustment, while the markers' durations, amplitude difference (which accompanied the duration change), and sound energy distribution in time were varied. Lengthening the duration of the second marker in the range of 20-100 ms increased the subjective duration of the time interval in a stable manner. Lengthening the first marker tended to increase the subjective duration, but unstably; an opposite effect sometimes appeared for the shortest time interval of 120 ms. The effects of varying the amplitude and the sound energy distribution in time of either marker were very small in the present experimental conditions, thus proving the effects of marker durations per se. Keywords Temporal processing . AuditionThe present study investigated time perception in a very basic situation closely related to human auditory communication. Our research question was whether-and if so, how-the perception of a time interval demarcated by two successive events was influenced by the durations of these events. This issue is directly related to rhythm perception. Because the perception of rhythm is basically determined by neighboring intervals demarcated by the onsets of successive sounds (e.g

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Effects of temporal shapes of sound markers on the perception of interonset time intervals

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“…As an indicator of temporal sensitivity, one standard deviation (SD) on each psychometric function was employed. Using one SD (or variance) is a common procedure to express temporal sensitivity (Grondin, 2008;Grondin, Roussel, Gamache, Roy, & Ouellet, 2005;Killeen & Weiss, 1987). The other parameter was the temporal bisection point (BP).…”

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Effect of Space on Auditory Temporal Processing with a Single-Stimulus Method

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2011

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“…Moreover, this superiority of the auditory over the visual mode for temporal processing is also observed when sequences of sounds or flashes are used (Grondin & McAuley, 2009; see the Appendix). In particular, when empty intervals are marked by two brief sensory signals that are delivered from different sensory modalities, sensitivity to time is much lower than it is when intervals are marked by signals from only one modality, either auditory or visual (Grondin & Rousseau, 1991;Grondin et al, 2005). Finally, the modality-specific perspective would also account for the difficulty of transferring temporal learning from the auditory to the visual modality (Grondin, Bisson, Gagnon, Gamache, & Matteau, 2009;Grondin, Gamache, Tobin, Bisson, & Hawke, 2008;Lapid, Ulrich, & Rammsayer, 2009).…”

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“…Such a modality-specific perspective provides a potential explanation as to why there are so many differences between sensory modalities when time intervals are to be discriminated or categorized (Grondin, 1993;Grondin, Roussel, Gamache, Roy, & Ouellet, 2005). Although it is known that auditory intervals are perceived as longer than visual signals of the same duration Walker & Scott, 1981;Wearden, Edwards, Fakhri, & Percival, 1998), it is also known that sensitivity to time is much higher (lower threshold, or less variability) when intervals are marked by auditory rather than by visual signals (for a review, see Grondin, 2003).…”

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Timing and time perception: A review of recent behavioral and neuroscience findings and theoretical directions

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2010

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Suppose someone had to prepare a review article on visual perception, instead of time perception. This individual would probably ask for a series of reviews, with at least one-and probably several-dedicated to color, distance, shape, and motion perception, and maybe to other aspects of visual perception. It would be very difficult to complete the same exercise for time perception since the categories of temporal experiences are not as clearly defined. However, for a reader to understand the scope of a text on time perception, it is essential to develop a representation of what the main research avenues or categories are. The present text should help the reader to grasp the scope of recent literature related to psychological time and time perception.After a brief overview of the various perspectives on what could be meant by psychological time, the review will propose to identify of series of key concepts and empirical findings that should delineate the field of time perception and timing, and will discuss some models of time perception. The article also provides a review of the main recent findings in the field in which a neuroscientific approach to timing is adopted. In this section, the roles of the cerebellum, of the cerebral cortices, and of the basal ganglia in the timing processes are emphasized. Time Perception Beyond the Focus of the Present ReviewThere is a wide range of research on psychological time and temporal processing, mainly because of the ubiquity of time in behavior and the relevance of a temporal perspective in regard to living organisms and events. There is a vast literature in social psychology as to how behavior is shaped by time (see Perret-Clermont, 2005, or Strathman & Joireman, 2005, which includes topics such as time management, time perspective, and time orientation, or the relative value of past and future (Caruso, Gilbert, & Wilson, 2008;Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999). Even within the scope of experimental psychology, some studies have emphasized how the temporal structure of events determines our perception of the world (see the second part of Helfrich, 2003).Some authors who are interested in consciousness have adopted a phenomenological perspective on time (see the first part of Buccheri, Saniga, & Stuckey, 2003). Indeed, time and consciousness have become more closely linked recently with the development of a new area of research on the concept of chronesthesia (awareness of subjective time; Tulving, 2002), as opposed to noetic consciousness (awareness of the world) or autonoetic consciousness (awareness of self in time). Interestingly, there is now evidence that even animals can anticipate the future (Roberts, 2008).There are many psychological time studies related in various ways to memory processes (Block & Zakay, 2008). One research avenue deals with the chronology of events in our lives, particularly the memory of the order of occurrence of these events (Damasio, 2002;Friedman, 1993 The aim of the present review article is to guide the reader through portions of the human time per...

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The Structure of Sensory Events and the Accuracy of Time Judgments

Cited by 41 publications

References 32 publications

Effects of temporal shapes of sound markers on the perception of interonset time intervals

Effects of temporal shapes of sound markers on the perception of interonset time intervals

Effect of Space on Auditory Temporal Processing with a Single-Stimulus Method

Timing and time perception: A review of recent behavioral and neuroscience findings and theoretical directions

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