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The Effects of Distraction on the Simple Reaction Time of Normal and Retarded Students

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible effects of auditory and visual distraction on the simple reaction time performance of normal and mentally retarded high school students. Specifically, these tests were concerned with assessing the effect of various combinations of loud popular music and bright flashing lights upon an individual's ability to attend to a simple reaction test device.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Education (MEd)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Year
1969

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Carlson, Franklin Dean
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Hyrum S. Henderson
  • J. Wesley Crum
  • Dohn A. Miller

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1236
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-2253

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2026-07-24
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citation

Carlson, Franklin Dean. The Effects of Distraction on the Simple Reaction Time of Normal and Retarded Students. 1969. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1236