About Time : Inventing the Fourth Dimension

摘要: Few intellectual problems are as intriguing or difficult understanding the nature of time. In "About Time," William Friedman provides a new integrated look at research on psychological processes that underlie human experience He explains what psychologists have discovered about temporal perception and cognition since publication Paul Fraisse's "The Psychology Time "in 1963 offers fresh interpretations their findings.In particular he shows time depends many different it is essential to divide into component categories in order understand these processes.In chapters memory, discusses our impressions rate time's passage ability localize memories takes up representation orientation, build mental representations structures surround us view patterns from unique perspective present moment. Moreover we can learn great deal basis by studying development this knowledge children way which views vary culture, personality type, kind psychopathology.William J. Associate Professor Oberlin College.