Female and male Ss made magnitude estimations of 9, 27, and 81 sec. durations which were filled with evenly and unevenly organized trains of auditory stimuli. There were no statistically significant differences between the sexes on the time-estimation tasks, but over-all trends in the data showed women to make “better” or more accurate estimations than men under stimulus conditions which were regular, evenly organized, rhythmical, and predictable, and “poorer” or less accurate estimations than men under stimulus conditions which were irregular, unevenly organized, and unpredictable. Sex differences in time-estimation tasks cannot be assessed adequately without more evidence for effects on estimations of the methods and sensory modes tested.
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