Hicks R E, Allen D A
Am J Psychol. 1979 Jun;92(2):323-33.
Three experiments assessed the stability of the repetition effect in time judgment. In Experiment 1, subjects (N = 18) produced intervals ranging from 8 to 31 sec in a two-phase procedure with a five min rest between phases. In Experiment 2, subjects (N = 20) made verbal estimates of intervals ranging from 8 to 20 sec with a 48-hour delay between phases. Experiment 3 involved daily productions by three subjects of intervals ranging from 8 to 54 sec over several months. The slope of the psychophysical function increased across phases in Experimental 1, declined (as expected for estimation) across days in Experiment 2, and increased across months in Experiment 3. It was concluded that the repetition effect is relatively permanent and thus more similar to habituation than to sensory adaptation.
三项实验评估了时间判断中重复效应的稳定性。在实验1中，18名受试者在一个两阶段程序中生成了8到31秒的时间间隔，两阶段之间有五分钟的休息时间。在实验2中，20名受试者对8到20秒的时间间隔进行了口头估计，两阶段之间有48小时的延迟。实验3涉及三名受试者在几个月内每天生成8到54秒的时间间隔。实验1中，心理物理函数的斜率在各阶段有所增加；实验2中，斜率在各天下降（正如估计所预期的那样）；实验3中，斜率在各月增加。得出的结论是，重复效应相对持久，因此与习惯化比与感觉适应更为相似。
