Anticipated reward and time estimation in young Navajo children.
Time estimations of 1-min. intervals using the method of reproduction by 112 Navajo children were measured under neutral and reward conditions in a repeated-measures design. Anticipated reward (a piece of candy) significantly reduced the accuracy of time estimations. In contrast to previous research the girls were more accurate than the boys; however, the effect of reward was more pronounced for girls than for boys. These data suggest that motivating factors play an important role in the reproduction of time by Navajo children.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D012201:Reward; D012737:Sex Factors; D013998:Time Perception