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- 1. Response Time<br />Response Time - the time from stimulus being given to the end of the response.<br />Movement Time – the time from the start of the response or movement to the end of movement.<br />Reaction Time – the time taken to make a decision. There are two types: <br />Choice Reaction Time – the time taken between stimulus and action which requires a choice.<br />Simple Reaction Time – the time taken to start a single response to a single stimulus.<br />Response Time = Movement Time + Reaction Time<br /> What affects Response Time? <br />Hick’s Law<br />19050200660Hicks Law is the more choice there are the slower your reaction time.<br />As the number of choices increases so does your reaction time.<br />Professional performers practice alot of the choices that they could have whilst playing e.g. a professional batsmen in cricket will practice every shot he can.<br />Anticipation<br />To anticipate means to expect what is going to happen next, there are two types of anticipation:<br />Spatial – is guessing a movement that will be needed.<br />Temporal – is guessing what is about to happen.<br />Professional performers anticipate well due to their practice and experience for example a professional batsmen got hit by a bouncer therefore he will anticipate a pitched up delivery because the bowler is only allowed one bouncer in the over, but will always be ready for another delivery. <br />Psychological Refractory Period (PRP)<br />Is the delay in the response to the second of two closely spaced stimuli. Ball players such as footballers increase their PRP in their opponents by disguising a shot or by dummying a pass/shot. <br />