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Sex difference in choice reaction time
Author(s) -
Landauer Ali A.,
Armstrong Simon,
Digwood Joanne
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1980.tb01766.x
Subject(s) - psychology , choice reaction time , task (project management) , cognition , movement (music) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , philosophy , management , economics , aesthetics
The decision and movement time components of a visual choice reaction‐time task were examined using students and visitors to a university exhibition. The results of two separate studies showed that women have a faster decision time than men, and that men have a faster movement time. Since these two effects are in an opposite direction, no sex differences in the mean choice reaction times were found. It is concluded that on this particular task the cognitive performance of women is superior.