A Time-Velocity Ratio Investigation

Abstract

Piaget's investigations of children's conceptions of time included a conclusion that young children (ages 4–8) equate greater velocity with longer duration, even when they are passive listeners. This was verified through his metronome experiments. This study investigated the principle that older children (ages 10–12) will begin to recognize that there is an inverse relationship between time and velocity, and correctly estimate duration of musical fragments. Results of the study support the time-velocity ratio principle using a metronome stimulus; however, there was no support for the principle with musical fragments as stimuli. Children in grades 2, 4, and 6 tended to select the second fragment as longer, irrespective of velocity.

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