Time Perception Test

Stop the clock when it feels like the target has passed, without counting. Three rounds at 10, 7 and 14 seconds give a mean absolute error for your sense of time.

How to use

  1. Note the target duration and tap to start.
  2. No elapsed time is shown while it runs — go by feel alone.
  3. Stop when it feels like the target has passed; after three rounds you get your mean error and a grade.

The targets deliberately do not ascend. A regular progression lets you scale your first-round feel arithmetically, which measures multiplication rather than time sense.

Stopping late means time felt slower than it ran; stopping early means the opposite.

FAQ

Can I count the seconds?

Counting is the same as looking at a clock and the result stops meaning anything. The figure is only worth reading if you went by feel.

Why only three rounds?

With more rounds you start correcting from the previous round's feedback, and the test quietly shifts from measuring time sense to measuring calibration.

What error is good?

The grade bands on the result screen show the ranges. They are reference bands, not norms from a validated instrument.

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