Chapter 14. Reaction time
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Julio Santiago de Torres
Abstract
Reaction time is the time it takes for a person to respond to a stimulus. Reaction time has proven useful in assessing aspects such as processing speed or coordination and is widely used in disciplines such as cognitive psychology or neuroscience. This chapter gives an overview of the history of the method and covers its main contributions to different fields, with a special focus on CTIS. It will also address conceptual, ethical, and methodological issues, in an attempt to provide the reader with the necessary keys to understand its potential and applications in research.
Abstract
Reaction time is the time it takes for a person to respond to a stimulus. Reaction time has proven useful in assessing aspects such as processing speed or coordination and is widely used in disciplines such as cognitive psychology or neuroscience. This chapter gives an overview of the history of the method and covers its main contributions to different fields, with a special focus on CTIS. It will also address conceptual, ethical, and methodological issues, in an attempt to provide the reader with the necessary keys to understand its potential and applications in research.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acronyms vii
- List of contributors xiii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
- Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
- Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
- Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
- Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
- Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
- Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
- Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
- Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
- Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
- Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
- Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
- Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
- Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
- Index 347
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acronyms vii
- List of contributors xiii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
- Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
- Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
- Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
- Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
- Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
- Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
- Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
- Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
- Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
- Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
- Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
- Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
- Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
- Index 347