mw- Factors that influence response time

Question 1

Reaction time

Answer 1

=time taken from the onset of the stimulus to onset of response

Question 2

response time

Answer 2

=time taken from onset of stimulus to the completion of the task

Question 3

movement time

Answer 3

=time taken to complete a task

Question 4

Response time=

Answer 4

reaction time + movement time

Question 5

Anticipation is…

Answer 5

when a sports performer tries to pre-judge a stimulus
2 aspects:
Temporal- when its going to happen
spatial- where and what

Question 6

2 forms of reaction time are…

Answer 6

SIMPLE

CHOICE

Question 7

what is simple reaction time?

Answer 7

involves one stimulus and one possible response

Question 8

what is choice reaction time?

Answer 8

involves the performer being presented with numerous stimuli, each with a different response

Question 9

What is hicks law?

Answer 9

describes the relationship between the number of choices and response time

Question 10

what does hicks law state?

Answer 10

as the number of choices increases, so does the reaction time.
Not always a linear relationship… players become familiar with their environment

Question 11

What is the single channel hypothesis?

Answer 11

this states that a stimulus can only be processed one at a time. A second stimulus must wait until the first has been processed.

Question 12

What is the psychological refractory period?

Answer 12

This explains the delay that occurs because we can only process one stimulus at a time.
A delay when a second stimulus is presented before the first had been processed.

Question 13

How can you improve response time?

Answer 13

1. mental practice (works best with closed serial skills)
2. use anticipation
3. improving reaction time
4. learning to focus and concentrate
5. improved fitness