Mental chronometry. I. Behavioural and physiological techniques
Published 1 January 1985
Kenneth B. Campbell
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Abstract
Investigations into the speed of 'decision-making' are amongst the oldest in the area of experimental psychology. The dependent measure that has dominated this field is the subject's reaction time (RT). Precisely which brain processes RT indexes remains nevertheless very much an issue of debate.
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