Expertise makes the world slow down: Judgements of duration are influenced by domain knowledge Export

@article{citeulike:6080837, abstract = {Experts often appear to perceive time differently from novices. The current study thus examined perceptions of time as a function of domain expertise. Specifically, individuals with high or low levels of knowledge of American football made judgements of duration for briefly presented words that were unrelated to football (e.g., <i>rooster</i>), football specific (e.g., <i>touchdown</i>), or ambiguous (e.g., <i>huddle</i>). Results showed that high-knowledge individuals judged football-specific words as having been presented for a longer duration than unrelated or ambiguous words. In contrast, low-knowledge participants exhibited no systematic differences in judgements of duration based on the type of word presented. These findings are discussed within a fluency attribution framework, which suggests that experts' fluent perception of domain-relevant stimuli leads to the subjective impression that time slows down in one's domain of expertise.}, author = {Rhodes, Matthew G. and McCabe, David P.}, citeulike-article-id = {6080837}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470210903128536}, doi = {10.1080/17470210903128536}, journal = {The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology}, keywords = {expertise, psychology}, number = {12}, pages = {2313--2319}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 13:23:11}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Psychology Press}, title = {Expertise makes the world slow down: Judgements of duration are influenced by domain knowledge}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470210903128536}, volume = {62}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6080837 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6080837 N2 - Experts often appear to perceive time differently from novices. The current study thus examined perceptions of time as a function of domain expertise. Specifically, individuals with high or low levels of knowledge of American football made judgements of duration for briefly presented words that were unrelated to football (e.g., <i>rooster</i>), football specific (e.g., <i>touchdown</i>), or ambiguous (e.g., <i>huddle</i>). Results showed that high-knowledge individuals judged football-specific words as having been presented for a longer duration than unrelated or ambiguous words. In contrast, low-knowledge participants exhibited no systematic differences in judgements of duration based on the type of word presented. These findings are discussed within a fluency attribution framework, which suggests that experts' fluent perception of domain-relevant stimuli leads to the subjective impression that time slows down in one's domain of expertise. IS - 12 JF - The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology EP - 2319 TI - Expertise makes the world slow down: Judgements of duration are influenced by domain knowledge PB - Psychology Press VL - 62 SP - 2313 KW - expertise KW - psychology AU - Rhodes, Matthew AU - McCabe, David PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470210903128536 ER -