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Sex differences in duration judgments: A meta-analytic review

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Block, Richard A., Hancock, Peter A., Zakay, Dan·2000·Memory & Cognition

Abstract

We quantitatively reviewed human sex differences in the magnitude and variability of duration judgments. Data from 4,794 females and 4,688 males yielded 87 effect size estimates of magnitude and 28 of variability. The overall sex difference in duration judgment magnitude was small but statistically significant. It was moderated by whether study participants knew in advance (prospective paradigm) or only later (retrospective paradigm) that they would be required to judge duration. Although prospective judgments showed no overall sex effect, some levels of moderator variables showed a small but statistically significant effect. Retrospective judgments showed a larger subjective-to-objective duration ratio for females than for males, and several variables moderated this effect. Females' judgments also showed more intersubject variability than did males' judgments. Relative to males, females sustain attention to time more in the prospective paradigm and have better episodic memory in the retrospective paradigm.

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Authors
Block, R. A., Hancock, P. A., & Zakay, D.
Affiliations
  • Montana State University (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
Corresponding author
Block, Richard A.
Venue
Memory & Cognition
Published
2000-12
Volume
28
Issue
8
Pages
1333-1346
ISSN
  • 0090-502X (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-5946
OpenAlex
W2011105823
Cited by
157
References
121
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 8
FWCI
0.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Memory & Cognition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
sex differences, duration judgment, time perception, prospective timing, interindividual variability, episodic memory, gender differences in cognition
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attention, Child, Female, Humans, Judgment, Knowledge of Results, Psychological, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Time Perception

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