Time counts: Bidirectional interaction between time and numbers in human adults

Arend, Larry; Cappelletti, Marinella and Henik, A. 2014. Time counts: Bidirectional interaction between time and numbers in human adults. Consciousness and Cognition, 26(1), pp. 3-12. ISSN 1053-8100 [Article]

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Number is known for influencing time processing, but to what extent time influences number in human adults is unclear. We investigated possible bidirectional interactions (number on time and time on number) using a novel Stroop-like task; participants compared numbers or temporal durations in congruent (larger number presented for longer duration) or incongruent conditions (smaller number presented for longer duration). Time and number tasks were presented in different blocks (Experiment 1) or within the same block of trials with task instructions provided at the offset of the stimuli (Experiment 2). Analyses of response times (RTs) and their distribution revealed that number affected time from early RTs, and time affected number at late RTs - an asymmetry observed only when time and number tasks were presented in separate blocks. Thus, carefully chosen tasks and appropriate data analysis can reveal bidirectionality between time and number, consistent with shared magnitude or decision mechanisms. © 2014.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2014.02.004

Keywords:

Magnitude; Time; Number; Stroop task; Time course

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Psychology

Dates:

DateEvent
March 2014Published

Item ID:

10338

Date Deposited:

21 Jul 2014 09:18

Last Modified:

30 Jun 2017 13:56

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/10338

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