1st Edition

The Psychology of Time

By Richard Gross Copyright 2024
146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

What is the meaning of time? Do we have an internal clock? Can time speed up or slow down? The Psychology of Time considers how we define, describe, and experience time. From a discussion of how our language around time is dependent on metaphor, to the role of biology in controlling our bodily experience of time, the book delves into how the finitude of life is a given human experience. It... Read more

1. What is time?
2. Language and time: Meaning and metaphor
3. Biological time: Internal ticking clocks
4. Mind time: Speeding up, slowing down, standing still
5. Culture and gender: Shapers of time
6. Death and time: The end of time

Biography

Richard Gross has been publishing psychology texts for more than 30 years, including undergraduate textbooks.