Time as an index of expanding consciousness with age.
Subjective time is explored as a developmental phenomenon of man's expanding consciousness. Eighty-five subjects, 60 to 88 years of age (X = 71.5) were tested to ascertain the relationship between age, movement (preferred walking rate), and time (perceived duration of a 40-second interval). Findings were compared to previous data on two younger age groups. Neither the age-time nor the movement-time relationship was confirmed in this sample. However, a trend toward increased subjective time with age was suggested when comparisons were made across a broader age group. Sex and hemispheric lateralization may have influenced results and need consideration in further study of this problem.
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003243:Consciousness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013995:Time; D013998:Time Perception