Award Date

1-1-1997

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Kinesiology

First Committee Member

Mark A. Guadagnoli

Number of Pages

103

Abstract

This study was to examine the effects of the second stimulus and response on the first response by investigating RT1 under controlled conditions with different S2-R2. 24 subjects participated in this study. Results of the repeated measure ANOVA revealed that the effect of the second stimulus and response on the first response in PRP paradigm was significant. The findings of this study suggest that PRP exist not only in the processing of the second stimulus but also in the processing of the first stimulus and response. The result from this study failed to support either traditional bottleneck models or parallel model. An alternative model, a model consists of characteristics of both bottleneck and parallel models, is proposed to explain the result of this study.

Keywords

Effect; First; Paradigm; Period; Psychological; Reaction; Refractory; Second; Stimulus; Time

Controlled Subject

Behaviorism (Psychology); Psychology--Research--Methodology; Psychology, Experimental

File Format

pdf

File Size

2519.04 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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