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Effects of cigarette smoking on time estimation
Author(s) -
Carrasco M. C.,
Redolat R.,
Simón V. M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1077(1998120)13:8<565::aid-hup41>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - abstinence , session (web analytics) , nicotine , medicine , cigarette smoking , analysis of variance , smoking cessation , audiology , smoke , estimation , demography , psychiatry , computer science , pathology , physics , sociology , world wide web , meteorology , management , economics
Time estimation was measured in 33 heavy smokers, 34 non‐smokers and 23 ex‐smokers over two experimental sessions. All smokers abstained from smoking for 30 min prior to each session. Half of the smokers smoked a cigarette prior to time estimation measurement in the first session, whereas the remaining smokers smoked in the second one. Non‐smokers and ex‐smokers did not smoke. Results combined across the two sessions indicated no differences between smoking versus non‐smoking conditions. However, a specific pattern of responses appeared in each experimental session. Separate analyses of results from each session revealed that, in the first session, smokers that smoked overestimated time in comparison with abstinent smokers, non‐smokers and ex‐smokers. In contrast, results of the second session showed no significant effects of smoking or abstinence. These results indicate that the effects of nicotine on time perception can be influenced by the repetition of the task and by the experimental situation. Data suggest that there may exist an interaction between the order of treatment (smoking versus non‐smoking) and time estimation. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.