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<italic>Study aim</italic>: The COVID-19 pandemic has unhinged the lives of people across the globe, in particular, university students who are home-schooling. No study has investigated the influence of specific parameters on reaction time (RT) among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study aims to describe the relationship between RT and parameters (types of stimuli, handedness, and gender differences) that may affect its values during the COVID-19 pandemic.
<italic>Material and methods</italic>: RT of 60 volunteers to visual and auditory stimuli were recorded using the drop ruler method. RT was compared within-subject with respect to handedness and type of stimulus, and between subjects with regards to gender.
<italic>Results</italic>: Although a small difference between RT reported as a function of hands and gender was observed, these results were statistically insignificant. However, females had a significant shorter RT to visual than the auditory stimulus.
<italic>Conclusions</italic>: Findings showed that no significant differences were obtained between all comparisons made, except between females RT to visual stimulus and auditory stimulus. This can be attributed to the high level of stress and anxiety that may occur among students due to the COVID-19, which is the most prevalent and dangerous topic for university students, especially female students.
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Study aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has unhinged the lives of people across the globe, in particular, university students who are home-schooling. No study has investigated the influence of specific parameters on reaction time (RT) among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study aims to describe the relationship between RT and parameters (types of stimuli, handedness, and gender differences) that may affect its values during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Material and methods: RT of 60 volunteers to visual and auditory stimuli were recorded using the drop ruler method. RT was compared within-subject with respect to handedness and type of stimulus, and between subjects with regards to gender.
Results: Although a small difference between RT reported as a function of hands and gender was observed, these results were statistically insignificant. However, females had a significant shorter RT to visual than the auditory stimulus.
Conclusions: Findings showed that no significant differences were obtained between all comparisons made, except between females RT to visual stimulus and auditory stimulus. This can be attributed to the high level of stress and anxiety that may occur among students due to the COVID-19, which is the most prevalent and dangerous topic for university students, especially female students.

Effect of types of stimuli, handedness and gender differences on reaction time among adults students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science

Department of Physics, College of Science

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has unhinged the lives of people across the globe, in particular, university students who are home-schooling. No study has...

Effect of types of stimuli, handedness and gender differences on reaction time among adults students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published Online: Feb 14, 2022

Page range: 95 - 101

Received: Aug 04, 2021

Accepted: Oct 25, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2022-0012

Keywords
Reaction time, Visual stimulus, Auditory stimulus, Dominant hand, Non-dominant hand

© 2022 Dindar S. Bari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of types of stimuli, handedness and gender differences on reaction time among adults students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published Online: Feb 14, 2022

Page range: 95 - 101

Received: Aug 04, 2021

Accepted: Oct 25, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2022-0012

KeywordsReaction time, Visual stimulus, Auditory stimulus, Dominant hand, Non-dominant hand

© 2022 Dindar S. Bari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Reaction time, Visual stimulus, Auditory stimulus, Dominant hand, Non-dominant hand