Response time
What Response time means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The total interval from the arrival of a stimulus to the completion of the movement it triggers, combining reaction time with movement time.
The total interval from the presentation of a stimulus to the completion of the movement, comprising reaction time plus movement time.
The total time from the onset of a stimulus to the completion of a movement, calculated by adding reaction time and movement time.
The total interval from stimulus presentation to the completion of the response, including reaction time plus movement time.
Topics that use Response 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
- Choice reaction time
- Cue detection
- Decision making
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