time perception

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Introduction
Sequential activities
- Adaptation to successive events
- Adaptation to periodic change
Perception of sequence and duration
- The psychological present
- Perception of sequence
- Perceived duration
- Estimating duration
  - Type of activity
  - Level of motivation
  - Personality traits
  - Physiological effects: drugs
  - Sensory deprivation and hypnosis

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