Effect of task length on remembered and predicted duration

MM Roy, NJS Christenfeld - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2008 - Springer
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2008Springer
Abstract 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.
Abstract
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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