What is it about?
Time perception is not equal to the objective passing of time. Emotions can distort temporal perception. This effect has been mostly demonstrated in controlled experiments done in laboratories, but there is a lack of evidence in real contexts.
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Why is it important?
We have aimed at testing the effect of emotions on time perception in a "naturalistic" study out of the lab, assessing time perception distortions in climbers which were voluntarlily passing throught a two-rope brigde (69m long, 20m high).
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I think is very important to complement the rigorous controlled experiments done in laboratories with naturalistic studies in which the persons act naturally
Dr Antoni Sanz
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
A novel approach to investigate the links between affective state (arousal, valence, and dominance) and temporal perception in a real-life environment. Climbers participated voluntarily in the study after crossing a highly arousing bridge, 20m above the ground. Retrospective and prospective temporal measures were taken.
Judit Castellà
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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This page is a summary of: Does Time Fly 20 m above the Ground? Exploring the Role of Affective Response on Time Perception in a High-risk Sport, Applied Cognitive Psychology, September 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/acp.3367.
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