Rulers and Reaction Times
Date Submitted: 11/26/2004 12:08:23
Rulers and Reaction Times
Abstract
The reaction time of ten subjects was measured. The subjects were asked to catch a ruler ten times under five different conditions. The first condition measured the subject's simple reaction time. Each further condition added an additional stimulus and the reaction times were measured. There was a clear increase in reaction time with the addition of further stimulus, however the expected result of a steady increase in response time with
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