Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Quartile, Mental Chronometry, Thalamus
11 Apr 2018
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Found that most of the individuals who made it to high level sports/athletes were born in the first quartile of the year (january to march) Looked at football (soccer) players, all different levels (youth leagues, high level) In a normal youth league, it was about equal for all quartile (25% each) In high level leagues & la liga: the % of athletes decrease linearly from q1 to q4 (way more people born in jan-march than. If they are better they will get on better teams (better teams have better coaching) so they will continue to improve: response selection stage. Once stimulus is identified, the appropriate action must be selected. E. g. , to brake or swerve to avoid a parked car. Factors influencing response selection: number of stimulus response alternatives (sr alternatives, reaction time increases as a function of the number of sr alternative.
