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The relationship between the transephalic dc potential (TCDC) and disjunctive reaction time (RT) in clinically normal male Ss was investigated in three experiments with visual and two experiments with auditory presentation of stimuli. In each experiment, comparisons of those Ss shifting in TCDC in a positive direction vs those shifting negatively and /or less positively were made. In every case, the group of Ss shifting in the relatively more positive direction showed a significant association between TCDC and a change toward slowing of RT performance.
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This study was supported by the Veterans Administration as part of Project 2935-01.
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Friedman, H., Taub, H.A. The transcephalic dc potential and disjunctive reaction time performance. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 1, 202–204 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334341
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334341