A8.01

The Structure of Reaction Time

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  1. A8.01.1Reaction time breaks into sensory conduction, central processing, motor conduction, and muscle activation
  2. A8.01.2Reaction time and movement time are two independent stages that must be measured separately
  3. A8.01.3"Simple reaction time: one stimulus, one response"
  4. A8.01.4"Choice reaction time: RT grows with the number of alternatives"
  5. A8.01.5"Discrimination reaction time: the stimulus category must be judged before deciding whether to respond"
  6. A8.01.6There is a floor on reaction time; anything faster is anticipation, not a genuine reaction
  7. A8.01.7Individual differences in reaction time exceed what most interface optimizations can gain