Title
The return trip effect: Why the return trip often seems to take less time
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
Publication Date
10-1-2011
Abstract
Three studies confirm the existence of the return trip effect: The return trip often seems shorter than the initial trip, even though the distance traveled and the actual time spent traveling are identical. A pretest shows that people indeed experience a return trip effect regularly, and the effect was found on a bus trip (Study 1), a bicycle trip (Study 2), and when participants watched a video of someone else traveling (Study 3). The return trip effect also existed when another, equidistant route was taken on the return trip, showing that it is not familiarity with the route that causes this effect. Rather, it seems that a violation of expectations causes this effect. © 2011 The Author(s).
Volume
18
Issue
5
First Page
827
Last Page
832
DOI
10.3758/s13423-011-0150-5
ISSN
10699384
E-ISSN
15315320
PubMed ID
21861201
Recommended Citation
van de Ven, Niels; van Rijswijk, Leon; and Roy, Michael M., "The return trip effect: Why the return trip often seems to take less time" (2011). Faculty Publications. 1271.
https://jayscholar.etown.edu/facpubharvest/1271
