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(2011) Multidisciplinary aspects of time and time perception, Dordrecht, Springer.
The impact of attention on the internal clock in prospective timing
is it direct or indirect?
Pierre-Luc Gamache , Simon Grondin
pp. 137-150
A debate about the nature of the influence of attention on prospective timing exists. According to one approach, attention directly influences the internal clock and determines how many pulses emitted by a pacemaker will be accumulated in a given time unit ("direct-impact" hypothesis). According to a different view ("indirect-impact" hypothesis), attention does not influence the internal clock directly but rather indirectly. In order to test the "direct-impact" hypothesis, an experiment was conducted, in which the amount of attentional resources available for timing was determined before the onset of a target interval. It was found that prospective timing of a target interval was affected by the manipulation, which took place before it even started. Although the results do not allow discarding the "indirect-impact" hypothesis, they are certainly consistent with the "direct-impact" hypothesis. Further research is needed in order to determine which approach can provide the best explanation for the findings.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21478-3_12
Full citation:
Gamache, P. , Grondin, S. (2011)., The impact of attention on the internal clock in prospective timing: is it direct or indirect?, in A. Vatakis, A. Esposito, M. Giagkou & F. Cummins (eds.), Multidisciplinary aspects of time and time perception, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 137-150.
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