Time, Memory & Emotion

Question 1

The Greek word “chronos” refers to _____ time:

Answer 1

Chronological

Question 2

The Greek word “kairos” refers to _____ time:

Answer 2

Subjective

Question 3

______ is the subjective experience or perception of time:

Answer 3

Chronoception

Question 4

_____ is responsible for some events appearing to pass quickly and others appearing to slow down:

Answer 4

Chronoception

Question 5

Sewell et al. (2013) investigated the effects of which drug on on time perception?

Answer 5

THC

Question 6

True or false: life-threatening situations can influence one’s perception of the passage of time:

Answer 6

True

Question 7

In a SCAD, a(n) ____ in arousal remains consistent with a(n) ____ in pacemaker speed (increase or decrease)

Answer 7

Increase; increase

Question 8

The stopping of time is referred to as:

Answer 8

Chronostasis

Question 9

_____ refers to the rapid movement of the eye between two fixation points:

Answer 9

Saccade

Question 10

During _____, the visual system suppresses the ____ of information due to rapid movement (saccade; fixation; input; output)

Answer 10

Saccade; input

Question 11

At what point of chronoception would the nervous system subsequently fill in visual information? (Saccade; fixation)

Answer 11

Fixation

Question 12

What phenomenon is responsible for the hand of a clock appearing to stop upon fixation?

Answer 12

Chronostasis

Question 13

In the flash lag illusion, the blue square appears to be larger than the red square, but the red square is actually larger. True or false?

Answer 13

False - both are the same size

Question 14

Which conceptual model relating to time explains how our internal “clock” governs our behaviour?

Answer 14

The Scalar Expectancy Theory (SET)

Question 15

The SET consists of which 3 processes?

Answer 15

Clock; memory; decision-making

Question 16

At what process of the SET would the switch be activated by the pacemaker?

Answer 16

The clock process

Question 17

In the SET, a(n) ______ gathers the pulses to be stored in the short-term/working memory:

Answer 17

Accumulator

Question 18

______ _____ could function as potential pacemakers, according to the SET:

Answer 18

Neural trajectories

Question 19

THC is an example of how a change in the speed of a neural trajectory could alter our perception of time. True or false?

Answer 19

True