Effects of Heart-Rate Increase on Temporal Discrimination and Time Judgment by Two Groups of Delinquents

Institutionalized Ss classified as stable and unstable (ns = 20) were tested for the discrimination of temporally paired flashes and time production at three levels of activation. The results indicated a differential effect for the low levels of activation which was nullified by the high level for both discrimination and time scores. The comparative results justified regarding time judgment as an information-processing function.