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Factors affecting the filled-duration illusion in the auditory, tactual, and visual modalities

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The filled-duration illusion was investigated for auditory, tactual, and visual presentation. The number of intervening discrete elements was the most important factor, as durations with more elements were judged longer than durations with fewer elements. In addition, the configuration of the intervening elements affected judgments. However, the illusion was identical in all three modalities. A cognitive explanation based on counting the number of intervening elements seemed most satisfactory.

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  1. Kansas State University, 66502, Manhattan, Kansas

    Louis Buffardi

  2. Bunker-Ramo Corporation, 2121 Industrial Parkway, 20904, Silver Spring, Maryland

    Louis Buffardi

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The research was, in part, supported by NIH Grant MH 15969 and was carried out during the author’s tenure as an NIMH trainee (5T01 MH 08 359) in experimental psychology.

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Buffardi, L. Factors affecting the filled-duration illusion in the auditory, tactual, and visual modalities. Perception & Psychophysics 10, 292–294 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03212828

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