Duration estimation is shown to be affected by the scale, or size, of visual displays. In particular, verbal estimates of the duration of a fixed interval of time tend to increase as the size of a given visual display decreases. The results are considered from two general theoretical frameworks (psychobiological chronometer and information storage-size theories).
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