Simple reaction time
What Simple reaction time means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Involves one stimulus and one response, and choice reaction time is typically longer than it because of the additional response-selection demands.
The time taken to initiate a single, pre-programmed response to one known stimulus, with no decision about which response to make.
Topics that use Simple 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
- Choice reaction time
- Cue detection
- Decision making
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