Triveni S.
Karnatak University, Dharwad
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The present experiment is conducted to study the effect of different levels of arousal
and the role of cerebral preference on time estimation. The arousal level is manipulated
by exposing pictures which can arouse at different levels in the sample which consist of
74 post graduate students (34 are male and 40 females) who were willing to participate
in the experiment and met the inclusion criteria. Three levels of arousal i.e- neutral
, moderate and high state were manipulated with two pictures each. The pictures
were displayed in two durations of exposure – for 60 seconds and 120 seconds and
participants were instructed to estimate the time followed by responding to Wagner’s
preference inventory form II (WAPI-II; 1985) which was used to assess the hemispherical
preference of the participants. The data was subjected to descriptive statistics, repeated
measuresANOVA, independent sample t test. The obtained results reveals a significant
effect of arousal and gender on time estimation under two durations of exposure. The
participants have significantly overestimated the time under all the three levels of arousal.
Between subject effects for gender is also significant under both the conditions. Female
participants have significantly overestimated compared to male participants in all the
three levels of arousal. The results of t test reveals insignificant difference in estimation
of time by right preferred and left preferred in both the conditions. Accurate estimation
of time facilitates time management and hassle free activities in one’s life. Hence the
present findings contribute significantly to the knowledge resource