Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Effect of Flash and Field Luminance upon Human Reaction Time

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

Reaction time is measured from the onset of a signal flash to the manual release of a microswitch. Responses are made by two trained subjects over wide ranges of stimulus intensity and under varying conditions of signal flash and background field luminance. Two types of experimental conditions prevail: (1) variable flash luminance at each of three field levels, and (2) variable field luminance at three constant flash intensities. Thirty-six reactions are collected for every flash-field combination at each of two fixation positions (foveal and peripheral).

The results are described by the following equation:

T=1BlogI/I0+K,

where B, I0, and K depend upon the field luminance.

© 1954 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Human Reaction Time During Dark Adaptation*

S. MacLeod and N. R. Bartlett
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(5) 374-379 (1954)

Effect of Luminance and Duration of Interstimulus Interval upon Human Reaction Time*

Victor P. Pease
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(12) 1505-1507 (1972)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (6)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (3)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved