Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant Stimuli
Previous studies have found that the durations of fear-relevant stimuli were overestimated compared to those of neutral stimuli, even when the fear-relevant stimuli were only anticipated. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of the predictability of fear-relevant stimuli on sub-second t...
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| author | Qian Cui Qian Cui Ke Zhao Ke Zhao Yu-Hsin Chen Yu-Hsin Chen Weiqi Zheng Weiqi Zheng Xiaolan Fu Xiaolan Fu |
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| description | Previous studies have found that the durations of fear-relevant stimuli were overestimated compared to those of neutral stimuli, even when the fear-relevant stimuli were only anticipated. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of the predictability of fear-relevant stimuli on sub-second temporal estimations. In Experiments 1a and 1b, a randomized design was employed to render the emotional valence of each trial unpredictable. In Experiments 2a and 2b, we incorporated a block design and a cueing paradigm, respectively, to render the emotional stimuli predictable. Compared with the neutral condition, the estimated blank interval was judged as being shorter under the unpredictable fear-relevant condition, while it was judged as being longer under the predictable fear-relevant condition. In other words, the unpredictable and predictable fear-relevant stimuli led to opposing temporal distortions. These results demonstrated that emotions modulate interval perception during different time processing stages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f0c7a5bb1ff4ab29305b416bc1671302022-12-22T03:01:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-03-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.00360332330Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant StimuliQian Cui0Qian Cui1Ke Zhao2Ke Zhao3Yu-Hsin Chen4Yu-Hsin Chen5Weiqi Zheng6Weiqi Zheng7Xiaolan Fu8Xiaolan Fu9State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Teacher Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaPrevious studies have found that the durations of fear-relevant stimuli were overestimated compared to those of neutral stimuli, even when the fear-relevant stimuli were only anticipated. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of the predictability of fear-relevant stimuli on sub-second temporal estimations. In Experiments 1a and 1b, a randomized design was employed to render the emotional valence of each trial unpredictable. In Experiments 2a and 2b, we incorporated a block design and a cueing paradigm, respectively, to render the emotional stimuli predictable. Compared with the neutral condition, the estimated blank interval was judged as being shorter under the unpredictable fear-relevant condition, while it was judged as being longer under the predictable fear-relevant condition. In other words, the unpredictable and predictable fear-relevant stimuli led to opposing temporal distortions. These results demonstrated that emotions modulate interval perception during different time processing stages.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00360/fulltime perceptionfearemotionexpectancyunpredictability |
| spellingShingle | Qian Cui Qian Cui Ke Zhao Ke Zhao Yu-Hsin Chen Yu-Hsin Chen Weiqi Zheng Weiqi Zheng Xiaolan Fu Xiaolan Fu Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant Stimuli Frontiers in Psychology time perception fear emotion expectancy unpredictability |
| title | Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant Stimuli |
| title_full | Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant Stimuli |
| title_fullStr | Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant Stimuli |
| title_full_unstemmed | Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant Stimuli |
| title_short | Opposing Subjective Temporal Experiences in Response to Unpredictable and Predictable Fear-Relevant Stimuli |
| title_sort | opposing subjective temporal experiences in response to unpredictable and predictable fear relevant stimuli |
| topic | time perception fear emotion expectancy unpredictability |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00360/full |
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