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The present paper describes a relatively inexpensive and easy to use system for running on-line reaction time experiments under the control of a campus-wide time-sharing computer. This system puts the computerized control of such experiments within the range of a majority of psychologists and has value both as a research tool and as an inexpensive way to introduce undergraduates to computerized experimentation.
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Several people have been involved in the development and refinement of the system described in this paper. Most notable of these are George Wolford, and our graduate students. John Polich, Paul Flagg, Sam Hollingsworth, and George Porter
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Potts, G.R. Use of a campus-wide time-sharing computer to run reaction time experiments. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 8, 179–181 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201768
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201768