Blakey, E.L. orcid.org/0000-0003-3685-3649, Tecwyn, E., McCormack, T. et al. (4 more authors) (2019) When causality shapes the experience of time: evidence for temporal binding in young children. Developmental Science, 22 (3). e12769. ISSN 1363-755X
Abstract
It is well-established that the temporal proximity of two events is a fundamental cue to causality. Recent research with adults has shown that this relation is bidirectional: events that are believed to be causally related are perceived as occurring closer together in time—the so-called temporal binding effect. Here we examined the developmental origins of temporal binding. Participants predicted when an event that was either caused by a button press, or preceded by a non-causal signal, would occur. We demonstrate for the first time that children as young as four years are susceptible to temporal binding. Binding occurred both when the button press was executed via intentional action, and when a machine caused it. These results suggest binding is a fundamental, early developing property of perception and grounded in causal knowledge.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Developmental Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Causal binding; Causality; Intentional action; Temporal binding; Temporal contiguity; Time perception |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2018 09:52 |
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2019 01:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/desc.12769 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:138224 |