Cognitive abilities required in time judgment depending on the temporal tasks used: A comparison of children
Cognitive abilities required in time judgment depending on the temporal tasks used: A comparison of children
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DOI：
10.1080/17470218.2015.1012087
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发表时间：
2015-11-02
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Zelanti, P. S.
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作者：
Droit-Volet, S.;Wearden, J. H.;Zelanti, P. S.
这项研究的目的是考察儿童时期时间判断的年龄差异作为使用的时间任务的一种功能。5岁和8岁的儿童以及成人被要求完成三种时间任务(一分为二、概括和繁殖)，分别为短时间(0.4/0.8s)和长时间(8/16s)。此外，通过一系列神经心理学测试评估了他们在工作记忆、注意力控制和处理速度方面的认知能力。结果表明，在再生产任务中，时间判断的年龄差异大于在时间辨别任务中的差异。这项任务在工作记忆和信息处理速度方面确实要求更高。此外，儿童的一分为二任务似乎比概括任务更容易，而成人的这两项任务相似，尽管概括任务需要更多地注意对持续时间的加工。因此，我们的研究表明，在冒险得出关于时间知觉能力发展的结论之前，了解时间判断所涉及的不同认知过程作为时间任务的函数是重要的。
The aim of this study was to examine age-related differences in time judgments during childhood as a function of the temporal task used. Children aged 5 and 8 years, as well as adults, were submitted to 3 temporal tasks (bisection, generalization and reproduction) with short (0.4/0.8s) and long durations (8/16s). Furthermore, their cognitive capacities in terms of working memory, attentional control, and processing speed were assessed by a wide battery of neuropsychological tests. The results showed that the age-related differences in time judgment were greater in the reproduction task than in the temporal discrimination tasks. This task was indeed more demanding in terms of working memory and information processing speed. In addition, the bisection task appeared to be easier for children than the generalization task, whereas these 2 tasks were similar for the adults, although the generalization task required more attention to be paid to the processing of durations. Our study thus demonstrates that it is important to understand the different cognitive processes involved in time judgment as a function of the temporal tasks used before venturing to draw conclusions about the development of time perception capabilities.