Moving events in time: Time-referent hand–arm movements influence perceived temporal distance to past events. | Zendy

Stephanie S. A. H. Blom | Zendy; Gün R. Semin | Zendy

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Moving events in time: Time-referent hand–arm movements influence perceived temporal distance to past events.

Author(s) -

Stephanie S. A. H. Blom,

Gün R. Semin

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of experimental psychology general

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.521

H-Index - 161

eISSN - 1939-2222

pISSN - 0096-3445

DOI - 10.1037/a0029026

Subject(s) - movement (music) , referent , event (particle physics) , psychology , cognitive psychology , time perception , perception , neuroscience , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , aesthetics

We examine and find support for the hypothesis that time-referent hand-arm movements influence temporal judgments. In line with the concept of "left is associated with earlier times, and right is associated with later times," we show that performing left (right) hand-arm movements while thinking about a past event increases (decreases) the perceived temporal distance to the event. These findings show for the first time that hand-arm movements can influence the perceived temporal distance to events.

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