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TASK
choice reaction time task
Choice reaction time tasks require distinct responses for each possible class of stimulus. For example, the subject might be asked to press one button if a red light appears and a different button if a yellow light appears.

Definition contributed by NPicchetti about ten months ago.


Task records: 10  

choice
  • stimulus
 
  • non-stimulus
 
  • right hand
 
  • left hand
 

decision
  • stimulus
 
  • non-stimulus
 
  • right hand
 
  • left hand
 

response inhibition
  • non-stimulus
 

response selection
  • stimulus
 

NPicchetti Initial defintion retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_chronometry
about ten months ago

Response selection in choice reaction time: test of a buffer model.
Mewaldt SP, Connelly CL, Simon R
(Mem Cognit)
1980 Nov
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Reaction time after head injury: fatigue, divided and focused attention, and consistency of performance.
Stuss DT, Stethem LL, Hugenholtz H, Picton T, Pivik J, Richard MT
(J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry)
1989 Jun
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Effect of chronic caffeine intake on choice reaction time, mood, and visual vigilance.
Judelson DA, Armstrong LE, Sökmen B, Roti MW, Casa DJ, Kellogg MD
Physiology & behavior (Physiol Behav)
2005 Aug 7
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