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AQA AS PE Factors Affecting Reaction Time

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What is Hick's law?   The more choices there are, the slower your reaction time will be  
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What happens to the second response during the psychological refractory period?   It is slower than the first as only one stimuli can be processed at a time  
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How does age effect reaction time?   Reaction times peak in your late teens/early 20s and then slowly increases with age  
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How does gender effect reaction time?   Males have quicker reaction time than females but males deteriorate more quickly than females  
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When a performer is presented with stimuli that are similar how does it effect reaction time?   It makes reaction time slower as the performer struggles to identify the most important stimuli  
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What happens to reaction time with practice?   Experience improves reaction time. Decrease the time it take to select the correct response  
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How is response time calculated?   Response time = Reaction Time + Movement Time  
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What is the difference between spatial anticipation and temporal anticipation?   Spatial - The performer programmes a pattern of movement before the movement is needed Temporal - Performer predicts what is going to happen  
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What are the positives and negatives of anticipation?   + save time - Make an error/Tricked by dummy  
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