Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Mem Cognit. 1974 Mar;2(2):201-5. doi: 10.3758/BF03208982.
In each of the 6 work days of a 2-week period, approximately equal numbers of passers-by were presented with the question "What day is today?" The experiment took place in Israel, using a total of 273 Ss. Average RT for the production of a correct response revealed a clear curvilinear relationship with the ordinal position of the day of the week, with longest RTs obtained with midweek target days. Errors revealed a similar curvilinear relationship, being most frequent in the middle of the week. These results are discussed in terms of the utilization of temporal landmarks (e.g., the Sabbath) in the process of time orientation. Additional data regarding the distribution of errors and Ss' introspective reports are presented and speculations regarding the mechanism involved are offered.
在两周的 6 个工作日中，每天都会有大约相同数量的路人被问到“今天是星期几？”该实验在以色列进行，共有 273 名被试参与。通过对正确回答的平均反应时间（RT）的分析，发现了一个与星期几的顺序位置明显呈曲线关系的模式，其中在周中目标日的 RT 最长。错误也呈现出类似的曲线关系，在一周的中间最频繁。这些结果是根据在时间定位过程中对时间标记（例如安息日）的利用来讨论的。本文还提供了关于错误分布和被试内省报告的额外数据，并对所涉及的机制进行了推测。
