INVESTIGATION OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY SIMPLE REACTION TIME OF 11-18 AGED YOUTH

Authors

  • Zarife Pancar Gaziantep University, Physical Education and Sport Department, Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Mustafa Özdal Gaziantep University, Physical Education and Sport Department, Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Serkan Pancar Uludağ University, Sport Sciences Faculty, Bursa, Turkey
  • Mürsel Biçer Gaziantep University, Physical Education and Sport Department, Gaziantep, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v0i0.313

Keywords:

reaction, visual, auditory, youth

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to investigate visual and auditory basic reaction time differences in age groups of 11-18 youth. Totally 802 male (n = 401) and female (n = 401) sedentary children in the age groups as 11 (n = 87), 12 (n = 111), 13 (n = 100), and 14 (n = 104), 15 (n = 100), 16 (n = 100), 17 (n = 100), 18 (n = 100) voluntarily participated in this study. Computerized reaction time tests (VRT: www.humanbenchmark.com; ART: cognitivefun.net) was used for visual reaction time (VRT) and auditory reaction time (ART). Reaction time was measured five times, and the mean variable saved as millisecond in both tests. There was no statistical significance observed between male and female children (p > 0.05). Significant difference was found in VRT and ART parameters between age categories (p < 0.05). Significances were determined between 18 and 15 age groups, between 17 and 15 age groups and 16, between 15 age groups,  14 and 11, 12 age groups, between 13 and 11, 12 age groups, both VRT and ART (p < 0.05). In conclusion, it could be said that sedentary children perform faster reaction with increasing age between 11-18 years.

 

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2016-11-01

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Vol 2, No 4 (2016)

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