@article{10890,
  author = {Erik L{\o}hre and Karl-Halvor Teigen},
  title = {How Fast Can You (possibly) Do It, Or How Long Will It (certainly) Take? Communicating Uncertain Estimates of Performance Time},
  abstract = {Recent research on verbal probability statements has revealed that someexpressions (e.g., possible) are especially appropriate for describing outcomes in the high end of a distribution,whereas other expressions (e.g., certain) are more appropriate for describing low-end values. However, some dimensions appear to be reversible,with higher achievements sometimes associated with high and sometimes with low values, depending on frame. We report three experiments where this {\textquotedblleft}reframing effect{\textquotedblright} is studied in communications of estimated performance time, both from a speaker{\textquoteright}s and from a listener{\textquoteright}s perspective. We hypothesize that statements describing tasks as {\textquotedblleft}taking time{\textquotedblright} suggest a duration frame, and find accordingly that statements about how many hours that possibly will be spent on a task, or the time a task possibly takes, lead to high time estimates. Statements focusing on the actor{\textquoteright}s role suggest, in contrast, a speed frame, thus statements about what the actor can possibly do lead to low time estimates. Estimates of the time a task certainly takes or when it is certainly done follow the opposite pattern. The results are in line with approaches that see production and comprehension of language as a dynamical and context-driven process.},
  year = {2014},
  journal = {Acta Psychologica},
  volume = {148},
  number = {1},
  pages = {63-73},
  month = {May},
  doi = {10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.01.005},
}