Felt Time : The Psychology of How We Perceive Time /

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We have widely varying perceptions of time. Children have trouble waiting for anything. ("Are we there yet?") Boredom is often connected to our sense of time passing (or not passing). As people grow older, time seems to speed up, the years flitting by without a pause. How does our sense of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wittmann, Marc (Author)
Other Authors: Butler, Erik, 1971- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: London, England : The MIT Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Time > Psychological aspects.
Time perception.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
Temps > Aspect psychologique.
Perception du temps.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Temporal shortsightedness: on being able to wait
  • Looking for the rhythm of the brain
  • In the moment: three seconds of presence
  • Internal clocks: what we "need" time for
  • Life, happiness, and the ultimate time limit
  • Winning and losing time: the self and temporality
  • Body time: how the sense of time arises.

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