Choice reaction time
What Choice reaction time means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The time taken to initiate a response when there is more than one possible stimulus, more than one possible response, or both, so the performer must first decide which response to make.
The time taken when the performer must select among several possible responses rather than reacting to a single signal.
Topics that use Choice reaction time
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accuracy, timing and consistency of response
- Anticipation
- Anticipation and cue detection
- Arousal, attention and performance
- Chaining
- Cue detection
- Decision making
- Effector mechanism
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