Talk:Reaction time
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This is bizar! Since when are reaction times a typical subject of biology?? the more appropriate classification would be psychology; experimental psychology is almost all about reaction times!
I would concur, the correct heading would be psychology or sub-heading neuropsychology user: neotrantor
[edit] Why Chicken Pox?
Is there any reason that the article mentions chicken pox specifically when talking about reaciton times? is there a referance showing evidence of this? It just sounds kind of random... Is there some other desiese that affects reaction time more obviously?it itches very badly causing you to focus on the itch not the falling object, causing you not to react as fast!
[edit] Copyvio
I removed much of the article, which was directly copied from [1]. Twinxor t 05:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Since Nuerology and Psychology are really biological studies, it makes sense. But I agree, being specific never hurts. (as far as I know.)
This page could use a lot of work. Reaction times are something about which there is (quite literally) a ton of research.
Sub-topics might include:
- Saccadic reaction times (SRTs -- time it takes for you to looks at something that appears in the periphery). Incidentally, in humans these tend to be between 110 and 150 ms (depending on what you're looking at when the stimulus is presented), but can drop as low as 70 ms in some circumstances.
- Delays in neural pathways
- Differential reaction times (RTs) for different sensory modalities (e.g. audition vs. vision)
- Its major role throughout nearly all of psychology
- Its history
- Inter-species differences
- Age-related differences
- (any other ideas?)
LeoTrottier 21:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
This article is sorely lacking in actual experimentally derived numbers for human and other reaction times. There needs to be reference to some recent version of Experimental Psychology by Woodworth with cites for such as 100 msec simple reaction time, 300 msec for choice reaction time, the effect of preparation (get ready) versus RT to an unexpected event, the longer RT of people who are elderly or intoxicated, how this relates to "fastdraw" or stopping distance for cars, how psychologists have gotten thousands of research publications since the 1960's out of chronometric analysis of mental processes based on the work of Donders in the 19th century. RT measures such as pressing a button for simple RT, moving a lever or pressing more than one button for choice RT, and voice RT could be mentioned. Add in the effect of nerve transmission time: a little animal has shorted nerve pathways, so can react quicker so far as nerve transmission goes.Edison 19:09, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
