| This research project investigates the impact of physiological states (hunger vs. satiety) and action conditions (voluntary vs. involuntary) on time perception. Conducted at Duke Kunshan University with a diverse participant pool, the study aimed to understand how internal states like hunger and external factors like the nature of actions influence individuals’ abilities to estimate time delays. Despite rigorous manipulation checks and detailed analyses using ANOVA and regression models, findings revealed that while action conditions and the duration of delay significantly affected time estimation, physiological states such as hunger and satiety did not exhibit a noticeable impact. These results suggest that cognitive tasks like time perception may be more strongly influenced by external cues and the characteristics of tasks rather than internal physiological states. This study contributes to the broader understanding of time perception mechanisms and opens avenues for future research to explore other factors that may influence cognitive processes. |
