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Comparative Study
. 2012;7(3):e33049.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033049. Epub 2012 Mar 6.

Prospective and retrospective time estimates of children: a comparison based on ecological tasks

Nicolas Bisson  1 , Simon Tobin, Simon Grondin
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Comparative Study

Prospective and retrospective time estimates of children: a comparison based on ecological tasks

Nicolas Bisson et al. PLoS One. 2012.

Abstract

Children's time estimation literature lacks of studies comparing prospective and retrospective time estimates of long lasting ecological tasks, i.e. tasks reflecting children's daily activities. In the present study, children were asked to estimate prospectively or retrospectively how much time they played a video game or read a magazine. Regardless of the task, the results revealed that prospective time estimates were longer than the retrospective ones. Also, time estimates of the video game task were longer, less accurate and more variable than those of the reading task. The results are discussed in the light of the current literature about time estimation of long lasting ecological tasks.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Ratio's mean and standard error for each task and for each paradigm.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Absolute standardized error's mean and standard error for each task and for each paradigm.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Weber Fraction's mean and standard error for each task and for each paradigm.
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