Psychology 2115A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Biological Motion, Circadian Rhythm, Retina
24 Oct 2016
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You realize that the theory of relativity says that you cannot measure motion and time separately because they are basically the same thing. These two brothers who were twins, one got sent out on this space ship and since he was in motion the same time he came back 7 years younger than his brother. If you want to perceive velocity you have to perceive time. Perception of time really has to be a part of motion. There seems to be two theories that have evolved explaining how we keep track of time: There is something ticking away in our bodies and keeping track of the passage of time. Cognitive clock model- estimate of time is based off of the events that have happened to us. His wife was sick -everything about your body system speeds up. If you have an internal timer your internal timer should also be speeding up.
