Discriminative and Simple Reaction Time

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The writer defines the test, discusses the results and analyzes the implications. The dependent variable in the study is behavior, specifically the reaction time (RT) of student's responses. Two types of reaction times are included in the test: simple and discriminative. The simple reaction time involves a purely physical stimulus while the discriminative reaction time was measured in the same way, but with the addition of an auditory stimulus.

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"Within this study, there were several instances of measurement error. One example is that the weight of the rulers between the different reaction time group participants was not standardized. Another example is that in the study of discrimination reaction time, the use of "beep" and "boop" was not reversed to determine if both words were equal in regards to the reaction time. A final example is that all groups did the simple reaction time first. This is a possible error in the study because all the figures for the discrimination reaction time study could have been confounded by the fact that the participants were used to the experiment or that it was later in the day."

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