Father Time

Abstract

Having stood out among the prominent topics in experimental psychology for nearly half a century, interest in the psychology of time had all but disappeared by 1915 except in the French-speaking countries in Europe. Then, in 1957, the epochal monograph by Paul Fraisse, Psychologie du temps, appeared. It not only summarized the first century of empirical research on time, but it also had the effect of triggering a renewed interest, world-wide, in the domain of psychological time. Since then there has been a steady rise in number and scope of published studies. Also, the study of time gradually merged with mainstream experimental psychology. The influence of Professor Fraisse is noticeable throughout this development. In recognition of this fact a special symposium was held on the occasion of the 25th International Congress of Psychology in Brussels. This paper is an introduction to this symposium.

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