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A comparison of manual reaction times as measured by three sensitive indices

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Visual reaction time data for each of three subjects are analyzed to show by how much the response as recorded by a sensitive microswitch, closed by forearm movement, lags behind the initial application of pressure, as recorded by a strain-gauge device, and in turn by how much the latter falls behind the muscle action potential. The data afford rough corrections for translating typical reaction time data to those concerned with the initiation of the peripheral effector response.

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  1. The University of Arizona, USA

    Neil R. Bartlett

  2. U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory, USA

    Neil R. Bartlett

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This manuscript is submitted with the understanding that a right of reproduction for governmental purposes is reserved for the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory. The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the writer and are not to be construed as official, or as reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the naval service at large.

The author was employed for the summer by the Navy Electronics Laboratory when this research was conducted.

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Bartlett, N.R. A comparison of manual reaction times as measured by three sensitive indices. Psychol Rec 13, 51–56 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393501

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