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Interference effects of verbal and spatial tasks on simple visual reaction time. 1982

A D Milner, and M A Jeeves, and P J Ratcliff, and J Cunnison

Simple reaction times to lateralized light flash stimulation were measured in normal right-handers either with or without a concurrent task. In agreement with a previous report, a counting backwards task resulted in a substantial RT slowing which affected right-side stimuli more than left. Contrary to expectation, however, a tactual orientation discrimination task resulted in RT slowing which affected right-hand responses more than left, with no visual asymmetry.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011930	Reaction Time	The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed.	Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response
D004193	Discrimination Learning	Learning that is manifested in the ability to respond differentially to various stimuli.	Discriminative Learning,Discrimination Learnings,Discriminative Learnings,Learning, Discrimination,Learning, Discriminative
D004292	Dominance, Cerebral	Dominance of one cerebral hemisphere over the other in cerebral functions.	Cerebral Dominance,Hemispheric Specialization,Dominances, Cerebral,Specialization, Hemispheric
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001288	Attention	Focusing on certain aspects of current experience to the exclusion of others. It is the act of heeding or taking notice or concentrating.	Focus of Attention,Selective Attention,Social Attention,Attention Focus,Attention, Selective,Attention, Social,Selective Attentions
D013236	Stereognosis	Perception of shape and form of objects by TOUCH and KINESTHESIS, via tactile stimuli.	Haptic Perception,Tactile Gnosis,Gnoses, Tactile,Gnosis, Tactile,Perception, Haptic,Tactile Gnoses
D014705	Verbal Behavior	Includes both producing and responding to words, either written or spoken.	Behavior, Verbal,Behaviors, Verbal,Verbal Behaviors
D014794	Visual Fields	The total area or space visible in a person's peripheral vision with the eye looking straightforward.	Field, Visual,Fields, Visual,Visual Field