REACTIONS TOWARD SOURCE OF STIMULATION

64 undergraduates used their right hand to move a control handle to the right or left from the midline of the body depending on the ear in which they heard a 1000-cps tone. Ss moved the handle toward the side of the ear stimulated for 1 block of 50 trials (25 to each ear in a random sequence) and away from the side of the ear stimulated for another block. Reactions toward the stimulus source were significantly faster than reactions away. RT was faster for reactions to the right, while movement time was faster for movements to the left. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.