Retrospective time judgments of intervals of 16- and 32-sec. duration were obtained by the method of reproduction. The two intervals were filled either with identical or different stimulus events. Time judgments were influenced by the interval events and by the clock duration of the interval. The results are discussed in relation to various hypotheses of retrospective and prospective timing.
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