TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Response-level probability effects on reaction time: Now you see them, now you don't
JO  - Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)
A1  - Katzner, Steffen
A1  - Miller, Jeff
SP  - 865
EP  - 886
VL  - 65
IS  - 5
N2  - Many reaction time (RT) experiments have tested for response-level probability effects. Their results have been mixed, which is surprising because psychophysiological studies provide clear evidence of motor-level changes associated with an anticipated response. A survey of the designs used in the RT studies reveals many potential problems that could conceal the effects of response probability. We report five new RT experiments testing for response-level probability effects with the most promising of the previous designs-that of Blackman ( 1972 )-and with new designs. Some of these experiments yield evidence of response-level probability effects, but others do not. It appears that response-level probability effects are present primarily in simple tasks with a strong emphasis on response preparation, possibly because participants only expend effort on response preparation in these tasks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1747-0218
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2011.629731
ID  - ref1
ER  -