Study on Reaction Time to Visual and Auditory Stimuli in Athletes and Non-Athletes
Study on Reaction Time to Visual and Auditory Stimuli in Athletes and Non-Athletes

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate reaction times to visual and auditory stimuli among athletes (fencing, athletics and volleyball) and non-athletes. Seventy-one participants were included in the study, 42 females (59.15%) and 29 males (40.85%), aged between 11 and 22 years old. Materials involved a laptop with the necessary programs on it and a ruler. As methods, we applied four tests: strauditory, RED LIGHT-GREEN LIGHT Reaction Time Test, Deary-Liewald task, and Ruler Drop. Results indicated that athletes generally had shorter reaction times than non-athletes and males demonstrated faster reaction times than females, fencers displaying the fastest reaction times. Reaction times with the dominant hand were quicker, but left-handed individuals generally exhibited faster reaction times with both hands, with differences not as pronounced as in right-handed individuals. Fencers do have the fastest reaction time compared to other sports or non-athletes, this being highlighted in comparison to athletics, where simple reaction time to an auditory stimulus predominates.

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