Latency differences to monochromatic stimuli measured by disjunctive reaction time.
Two studies were done in order to assess the effects of wavelength on visual perceptual latency as measured in a disjunctive RT paradigm. The results of the first study, though not statistically significant, suggested a trend toward shorter RT to longer wavelength stimuli. In the second study, using well-practiced subjects, significant differences were found between disjunctive RT to red and green stimuli. The results suggest that latency differences as a function of wavelength are demonstrable in an experimental situation in which the subject must react to chromatic information, as differentiated from brightness information.
D000328:Adult; D003118:Color Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time; D014796:Visual Perception