Relationships among 48 Ss' ages and IQs and their rates of subjective times (RST) were examined. A strong positive correlation was obtained between age and RST. In general the older the man, the faster was his RST. The strength of this relationship did depend, however, upon the interval of time S was required to estimate for the determination of his RST. In general, the shorter the interval the stronger was the relationship. No relationship was found between IQ and RST.
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