Response time

Question 1

What is reaction time ?

Answer 1

• the time taken from the onset of a stimulus to the onset of a response

Question 2

What is movement time ?

Answer 2

The time taken to complete a task

Question 3

What is response time ?

Answer 3

The time taken from the onset of a stimulus to the completion of a task
Response time = reaction time + movement time

Question 4

What is a simple reaction time ?

Answer 4

• one option to one stimulus
• e.g a sprint start
• quick reaction

Question 5

What is a choice reaction time ?

Answer 5

• ,ore than one stimulus to choose from and make a response
• e,g a midfielder in hockey
• response time is slower

Question 6

What was Hick’s law ?

Answer 6

He says that the more choices, the more information needing processing and the slower the reaction and response time

Question 7

What are some factors that affect Hick’s law ?

Answer 7

• age
• stimulus age
• gender ( female reaction better as older)
• tall people (have slower reactions)
• arousal levels
• important cues

Question 8

What is an example of Hick’s law in netball ?

Answer 8

If you keep confusing the opposition by changing the centre pass
This may stop working though once the opposition get used to the centre pass

Question 9

How do timing and choice affect responses ?

Answer 9

• single-channel hypothesis
• the psychological refactory period
• anticipation

Question 10

What is the single-channel hypothesis ?

Answer 10

• stimuli can only be processed one at a time
• a 2nd stimuli must wait until the 1st is processed
• increases the reaction time

Question 11

What is the psychological refactory period ?

Answer 11

• explains the delay as can only process one at a time
• confusion is caused by the arrival of the 2nd stimuli before the 1st has been dealt with
• performer may freeze briefly to sort out the conflicting information

Question 12

What is anticipation ?

Answer 12

• if an event is anticipated then the movement required for reaction are prepared before the stimuli has happened
• e.g a false start in the 100m
• Anticipation relies on experience to recognise stimulus
• Autonomous can predict better than cognitive learners
• Correct anticipation reduces response time
• incorrect anticipation increases response time
• can prevent anticipation by being unpredictable (using a dodge)

Question 13

What is spatial anticipation ?

Answer 13

Predicting what and where it will happen

Question 14

What is temporal anticipation ?

Answer 14

Predicting when it will happen

Question 15

What are 5 factors that can improve response time ?

Answer 15

1. Mental practice
2. Train specific stimuli
3. Learning to focus and concentrate
4. improving fitness
5. Use of anticipation