Table 1. Subjective duration (i.e. difference from the 2 s standard stimulus) estimated by the Quest algorithm for each stimulation frequency (mean of all 30 participants).
frequency (Hz) | mean duration estimates (s) | adjusted p-value | Bayes factor |
3.91 | 0.66 | <0.001 | 0.002 |
7.71 | 0.59 | <0.001 | 0.002 |
15.71 | 0.50 | <0.001 | 0.01 |
25.00 | 0.51 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
31.14 | 0.35 | = 0.01 | 0.12 |
41.71 | 0.19 | = 0.04 | 0.38 |
55.43 | −0.02 | = 0.07 | 0.74 |
62.29 | −0.18 | = 0.88 | 7.06 |
71.14 | 0.01 | = 0.35 | 3.47 |
82.86 | −0.17 | = 0.88 | 6.99 |
165.7 | −0.22 | used as reference |
One-tailed paired-samples t-tests (corrected for multiple comparisons with the Bonferroni-Holm method) indicate that for frequencies up to 41.7 Hz the estimated duration significantly differed from the duration estimated for the reference frequency; stimuli flickering at these frequencies were perceived as longer. The last column shows Bayes factors, corresponding to the ratio between the probabilities of the null and alternative hypotheses. Bayes factors <0.3 can be taken as evidence for an effect of flicker frequency on perceived duration, while Bayes factors ≥3 indicate that there is likely no such effect. Intermediate values allow no conclusive decision for either of the two hypotheses.