The Effect of Distraction on Reaction-Time (Classic Reprint): With Special Reference to Practice and the Transfer of Training - Couverture souple

Evans, John Ellis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332880592 ISBN 13 : 9781332880591

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Distraction changes how quickly we react and how practice reshapes performance under pressure.

In Focus Under Fire, the book examines how different distractions affect reaction time and how sustained practice helps the mind and body respond more automatically. It also explores how skills transfer from one task to another and how attention can be trained to ignore non‑essentials.

• Learn how practice reduces variability in responses and speeds up adaptation to new tasks.
• See which distractions most reliably lengthen reaction time and how the order of distractions matters.
• Understand the idea of transfer of training and what it means for applying practiced skills to new situations.
• Discover how attention and habits developed during practice support better performance under distraction.

Ideal for readers interested in psychology, sports performance, or tasks that require steady focus under pressure.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Effect of Distraction on Reaction-Time: With Special Reference to Practice and the Transfer of Training

Briefly stated, the problem concerns the effect of distraction on reaction time, and the effect of practise in dealing with dis tractions.

Other subordinate problems will be treated in their proper sequence. A statement of these minor problems is made on page 26.

Reaction experiments were used as the basis of this investiga tion, as the processes involved in the reaction experience are fundamental to behavior in its complexer forms.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332880592
• ISBN 13: 9781332880591
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 115
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