Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1: Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
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Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1: Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
Psychology, Experimental
Subj. L.-R. Ret. R.-L. Ret. U.-D. Ret. D.-U. Ret.
B. 1.82 2.90 2.10 2.27
0.86 0.87 0.73 0.86
G. 3.02 2.86 2.68 2.63
1.98 2.25 1.63 2.01
H. 9.18 10.30 7.50 7.15
5.16 6.90 5.36 5.21
I. 4.17 3.52 3.40 3.37
1.26 1.47 1.23 1.31
J. 2.17 2.90 2.87 2.27
1.05 1.63 1.02 1.13
K. 5.51 6.43 5.16 4.81
1.43 1.48 1.20 1.23
Ave. 4.32 4.82 3.82 3.75
1.96 2.43 1.87 1.96
Average of all movements involving separation (480), 4.18. Returns, 2.06.
In Same Direction.
Subj. R. Ret. L. Ret. U. Ret. D. Ret.
B. 1.31 1.22 1.30 1.11
0.72 0.67 0.72 0.85
G. 2.66 2.35 3.01 2.53
2.00 1.86 2.22 1.86
H. 8.45 7.91 5.66 7.66
6.53 5.95 5.96 6.11
I. 2.57 2.27 2.13 2.05
0.97 1.26 1.00 1.13
J. 1.11 1.16 1.08 11.5
0.68 0.90 0.73 0.71
K. 3.97 3.91 3.60 4.07
1.35 1.50 1.75 1.71
Ave. 3.33 3.14 2.79 3.10
2.04 2.02 2.04 2.06
Average of all movements together (480), 3.09. Returns, 2.04.
NUMERICAL.
There were nineteen hundred and twenty movements in all, including the
returns to the original positions.
In the order of difficulty as shown by the time taken, the movements
stand as follows, the numbers being the averages in seconds for one
hundred and twenty movements of each kind:
1. Right and left (_i.e._, crossing), 4.82 sec.
2. Left and right, 4.32 "
3. Up and down, 3.82 "
4. Down and up, 3.75 "
5. Both right, 3.33 "
6. Both left, 3.14 "
7. Both down, 3.10 "
8. Both up, 3.04 "
SUBJECTIVE.
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