%0 Journal Article %1 Hyman1953:Stimulus_information_as_a_determinant_of_reaction_time %A Hyman, Ray %D 1953 %J Journal of Experimental Psychology %K choice human-behavior information-theory psychology reaction-time %P 188--196 %R 10.1037/h0056940 %T Stimulus information as a determinant of reaction time %U http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayRecord&\#38;uid=1954-00412-001 %V 45 %X Though studies of the relation between reaction time (RT) and the number of stimuli or responses from which to choose dates back to at least 1885, Hick (Quarterly J. Exp. Psych., 1952, 4, 11-26) and, separately, Hyman (J. Exp. Psych., 1953, 45, 188-196) argued that RT increases linearly with the amount of information conveyed by the number of choices. Thus, a binary (two-valued, yes/no) response has one bit of information, while a four-choice response has two bits, etc.). In this experiment, subjects must choose between two, three, or four responses, in separate blocks of the experiment.

@article{Hyman1953:Stimulus_information_as_a_determinant_of_reaction_time, abstract = {{Though studies of the relation between reaction time (RT) and the number of stimuli or responses from which to choose dates back to at least 1885, Hick (Quarterly J. Exp. Psych., 1952, 4, 11-26) and, separately, Hyman (J. Exp. Psych., 1953, 45, 188-196) argued that RT increases linearly with the amount of information conveyed by the number of choices. Thus, a binary (two-valued, yes/no) response has one bit of information, while a four-choice response has two bits, etc.). In this experiment, subjects must choose between two, three, or four responses, in separate blocks of the experiment.}}, added-at = {2014-03-19T17:07:26.000+0100}, author = {Hyman, Ray}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2bb6264683f649efcf257ffe2eb758d49/rnesselrath}, citeulike-article-id = {12341091}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0056940}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayRecord\&\#38;uid=1954-00412-001}, doi = {10.1037/h0056940}, interhash = {77f499dfe0ca7e255ac65b1144a8f9ae}, intrahash = {bb6264683f649efcf257ffe2eb758d49}, journal = {Journal of Experimental Psychology}, keywords = {choice human-behavior information-theory psychology reaction-time}, pages = {188--196}, posted-at = {2013-05-14 08:21:56}, priority = {3}, timestamp = {2014-04-02T17:16:23.000+0200}, title = {{Stimulus information as a determinant of reaction time}}, url = {http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayRecord\&\#38;uid=1954-00412-001}, volume = 45, year = 1953 }