| Factors Effecting Simple
Reaction Time |
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| u | Typical
Situation |
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| l | First
Stimulus: a Ready or Warning Signal, alerts |
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| subject
to upcoming reaction time stimulus. |
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| l | Foreperiod:
the time subject waits for the reaction |
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| time
stimulus, may be constant or variable. |
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| l | Second
Stimulus: the Reaction Time Stimulus, the |
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| stimulus
the subject responds to. |
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| l | Response:
the reaction time is the time from the |
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| onset of
the reaction time stimulus to the |
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| beginning
of the response. |
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| Ready Foreperiod Reaction Time Stimulus |
| Time |
