Reaction Time and Neural Circuitry

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Reaction Time and Neural Circuitry
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Task 1

• Shuffle
• Randomly deal into 2 piles
• Time
• Repeat x3
• Average

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Table Discussion

• Are there any time differences among the groups?
• What factors may explain these differences as
  well as individual differences within the group?
  (i.e. males vs. females, coffee drinkers,
  recently woke up, early risers, exercisers?...)

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Task 2 Task 3 Task 4

• Shuffle
• Sort cards into pile red and black
• Repeat x3
• Average

• Shuffle
• Sort cards randomly into 4 piles
• Repeat x3
• Average

• Shuffle
• Sort cards by suit heart, diamond, club, spade
• Repeat x3
• Average

BUT.Before you do this
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How would the time required to perform Task 1
compare with the time required to perform each of
the following tasks (give a one sentence
rationale)

• Task 1 vs. Task 2
• Task 1 vs. Task 3
• Task 1 vs. Task 4
• Task 2 vs. Task 3
• Task 2 vs. Task 4
• Task 3 vs. Task 4

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Input
Processing
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Output
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R
B
Input
Decision
Processing
Output
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1
Input
Processing
2
3
4
Output
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• Draw flow charts for each of the remaining 3
  tasks showing the neural pathway

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• Design and conduct an experiment that tests
  another factor influencing sorting time. For
  example
• Practice
• Attention/distraction
• Learning
• Age
• Stress
• Visual acuity
• Gender
• Length of arm
• Etc.