Sequential Analysis of Effects of Time Uncertainty on Choice Reaction Time
- 1 August 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 25 (1) , 285-288
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1967.25.1.285
Abstract
Forepetiods (FPs) of 0.6, 2, and 4 sec. were used in a 2-choice reaction time (RT) task. Average RT increased with increase in foreperiod. A ‘negative recency RT’ effect was found where repeated RTs were slower than alternated RTs. Analysis of RTs according to position in sequences of runs reveals a similarly shaped curve for all foreperiods. The effect of increased foreperiod is to increase the RTs of all positions in the sequence. A model for this sequential effect is discussed.Keywords
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