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Subject: research report on "psycho-chronology"
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Asked by: eddiearias-ga
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Posted: 12 Aug 2005 06:16 PDT
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Question ID: 554886
Years ago, I came across a research report by someone discussing what
they called "psycho-chronology", it was the author's explanation to
why and how it is that as we get older, time seems to pass a lot
faster. The author broke down, in intervals, parallel similarities,
e.g., the time between 20-30 is about the same you feel has passed
between 15-20, something like that. The author also provided a
logarithmic function. However, i can't seem to find this research
again.

Can someone find it, or direct me to where i can find it? Thanks.

Request for Question Clarification by landog-ga on 12 Aug 2005 07:50 PDT
Hi,
I could gather up the following studies on time perception in the
eldery. None exactly match your description of psycho-chronology, but
may ring a bell when you go over them.


Keele University School of Psychology:
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ps/pg/jwres1.htm

Paying Attention to Time as One Gets Older 
Authors: Lustig C. Meck W.H
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/psci/2001/00000021/00000006/art00389


"Time perception depends on  accurate clock mechanisms as well as
unimpaire dattention and memory processes"
http://www.nencki.gov.pl/pdf/an/vol64/3/pouthas.pdf


Wearden, J.H., Wearden, A.J., & Rabbitt, P.M.A. (1997). Age and IQ
effects on stimulus and response timing. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 23, 962-979.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:d4zuGl5TAC4J:www.psy.man.ac.uk/staff/weardenj.htm+Wearden,+%26+Rabbitt,+1997&hl=en


"Relationships Between Age-Related Changes in Time Estimation and
Age-Related Changes in Processing Speed, Attention, and Memory"
Authors: Perbal S.; Droit-Volet S.; Isingrini M.; Pouthas V. 
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/psych/anec/2002/00000009/00000003/art00004

"Signal Modality Interactions Reveal Developmental/Aging Changes in
Interval Timing"
Warren H. Meck, Ph.D. 
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, USA 
http://rescif.risc.cnrs.fr/Ecole/signal_modal_Meck.html


"Human aging and duration judgments: a meta-analytic review."
Block RA, Zakay D, Hancock PA.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9883459&dopt=Abstract

Clarification of Question by eddiearias-ga on 17 Aug 2005 06:26 PDT
None of these are it, but i was looking for some formal studies on the
topic as well, so i'll def accept these links.  the only thing i'd
like more is if you could direct me to some general/non scientific
reading about it.

Request for Question Clarification by landog-ga on 18 Aug 2005 02:20 PDT
Hi,
Please let me know if the following is of interest to you.

Perfect Timing: Mastering Time Perception for Personal Excellence (Paperback)
by Von Braschler
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738702129/qid=1124354494/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/104-7345456-1004734?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Physics (Paperback)
by Julian Barbour
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195145925/104-7345456-1004734?v=glance

An interesting title to get hold of would be be William James, former
professor of philosophy at Harvard: "The perception of time". I can't
seem to track it down!


The Experience and Perception of Time:
"We see colours, hear sounds and feel textures. Some aspects of the
world, it seems, are perceived through a particular sense. Others,
like shape, are perceived through more than one sense. But what sense
or senses do we use when perceiving time? It is certainly not
associated with one particular sense. In fact, it seems odd to say
that we see, hear or touch time passing. And indeed, even if all our
senses were prevented from functioning for a while, we could still
notice the passing of time through the changing pattern of our
thought. Perhaps, then, we have a special faculty, distinct from the
five senses, for detecting time. Or perhaps, as seems more likely, we
notice time through perception of other things. But how?...... " read
the full article here:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/time-experience/



Subjective Perception of Time and a Progressive Present Moment: The
Neurobiological Key to Unlocking Consciousness:
"The conclusion of physics, within both a historical and more recent
context, that an objectively progressive time and present moment are
derivative notions without actual physical foundation in nature,
illustrate that these perceived chronological features originate from
subjective conscious experience and the neurobiological processes
underlying it. Using this conclusion as a stepping stone, it is
posited that the phenomena of an in-built subjective conception of a
progressive present moment in time and that of conscious awareness are
actually one and the same thing, and as such, are also the outcome of
the same neurobiological processes. A possible explanation as to how
this might be achieved by the brain through employing the neuronal
induced nonconscious cognitive manipulation of a small interval of
time is proposed. The CIP phenomenon, elucidated within the context of
this study is also then discussed...." More here:
http://cogprints.org/3125/01/Subjective_Perception_of_Time_and_a_Progressive_Present_Moment_-_The_Neurobiological_Key_to_Unlocking_Consciousness.pdf


Regards,
Landog-ga

Clarification of Question by eddiearias-ga on 24 Aug 2005 20:34 PDT
i'll def. accept that addition.
Answer  
Subject: Re: research report on "psycho-chronology"
Answered By: landog-ga on 24 Aug 2005 23:20 PDT
 
Hi,
I could gather up the following studies on time perception in the
eldery. None exactly match your description of psycho-chronology, but
may ring a bell when you go over them.


Keele University School of Psychology:
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ps/pg/jwres1.htm

Paying Attention to Time as One Gets Older 
Authors: Lustig C. Meck W.H
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/psci/2001/00000021/00000006/art00389


"Time perception depends on  accurate clock mechanisms as well as
unimpaire dattention and memory processes"
http://www.nencki.gov.pl/pdf/an/vol64/3/pouthas.pdf


Wearden, J.H., Wearden, A.J., & Rabbitt, P.M.A. (1997). Age and IQ
effects on stimulus and response timing. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 23, 962-979.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:d4zuGl5TAC4J:www.psy.man.ac.uk/staff/weardenj.htm+Wearden,+%26+Rabbitt,+1997&hl=en


"Relationships Between Age-Related Changes in Time Estimation and
Age-Related Changes in Processing Speed, Attention, and Memory"
Authors: Perbal S.; Droit-Volet S.; Isingrini M.; Pouthas V. 
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/psych/anec/2002/00000009/00000003/art00004

"Signal Modality Interactions Reveal Developmental/Aging Changes in
Interval Timing"
Warren H. Meck, Ph.D. 
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, USA 
http://rescif.risc.cnrs.fr/Ecole/signal_modal_Meck.html


"Human aging and duration judgments: a meta-analytic review."
Block RA, Zakay D, Hancock PA.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9883459&dopt=Abstract



General/non scientific reading:
=================================
Perfect Timing: Mastering Time Perception for Personal Excellence (Paperback)
by Von Braschler
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738702129/qid=1124354494/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/104-7345456-1004734?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Physics (Paperback)
by Julian Barbour
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195145925/104-7345456-1004734?v=glance

An interesting title to get hold of would be be William James, former
professor of philosophy at Harvard: "The perception of time". I can't
seem to track it down!


The Experience and Perception of Time:
"We see colours, hear sounds and feel textures. Some aspects of the
world, it seems, are perceived through a particular sense. Others,
like shape, are perceived through more than one sense. But what sense
or senses do we use when perceiving time? It is certainly not
associated with one particular sense. In fact, it seems odd to say
that we see, hear or touch time passing. And indeed, even if all our
senses were prevented from functioning for a while, we could still
notice the passing of time through the changing pattern of our
thought. Perhaps, then, we have a special faculty, distinct from the
five senses, for detecting time. Or perhaps, as seems more likely, we
notice time through perception of other things. But how?...... " read
the full article here:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/time-experience/



Subjective Perception of Time and a Progressive Present Moment: The
Neurobiological Key to Unlocking Consciousness:
"The conclusion of physics, within both a historical and more recent
context, that an objectively progressive time and present moment are
derivative notions without actual physical foundation in nature,
illustrate that these perceived chronological features originate from
subjective conscious experience and the neurobiological processes
underlying it. Using this conclusion as a stepping stone, it is
posited that the phenomena of an in-built subjective conception of a
progressive present moment in time and that of conscious awareness are
actually one and the same thing, and as such, are also the outcome of
the same neurobiological processes. A possible explanation as to how
this might be achieved by the brain through employing the neuronal
induced nonconscious cognitive manipulation of a small interval of
time is proposed. The CIP phenomenon, elucidated within the context of
this study is also then discussed...." More here:
http://cogprints.org/3125/01/Subjective_Perception_of_Time_and_a_Progressive_Present_Moment_-_The_Neurobiological_Key_to_Unlocking_Consciousness.pdf


Regards,
Landog-ga
Comments  
Subject: Re: research report on "psycho-chronology"
From: mikewa-ga on 19 Aug 2005 12:37 PDT
 
My theory of aging is that time is speeding up and gravity is
increasing. It explains almost all the changes that occur as you age.

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