TY  - GEN
T1  - Naive theories of causal force and compression of elapsed time judgements. [article].
A1  - Faro, David
LA  - English
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-8027390931312424314
AB  - Recent research has shown that when people perceive a causal relation between 2 events, they "compress" the intervening elapsed time. The present work shows that a naive mechanical-physical conception of causality, in which causal forces are believed to dissipate over time, underlies the estimates of shorter elapsed time. Being primed with alternative, nondissipative causal mechanisms and having the cognitive capacity to consider such mechanisms moderates the compression effect. The studies rule out similarity, mnemonic association, and anchoring as an alternative accounts for the effect. Taken together, the findings support the hypothesis that causal cognition plays a major role in judgements or elapsed time. The implications of the compression effect on the timing of the future actions, persistence, and causal learning are discussed. -- (from the author)
KW  - Causal reasoning.
KW  - Causal attribution.
KW  - Time estimation.
KW  - Lay theories.
KW  - Persistence.
ER  -