The effects of stimulus velocity and stimulus duration on the spatial-temporal structure and response accuracy of coincident timing responses in closed and open environments

Abstract

The purpose of the present investigations was to determine the relative and/or interactive effects of stimulus velocity and stimulus duration on the spatial-temporal structure and response accuracy of simple coincident timing responses in closed and open environments. Specifically, it was the purpose of these investigations to determine the: (1) effect of stimulus velocity on the spatial-temporal structure and response accuracy in the closed environment, (2) effect of stimulus duration on the spatial-temporal structure and response accuracy in a closed environment, (3) interactive effect of stimulus velocity and duration on the spatial-temporal structure and response accuracy in a closed environment, and (4) the effect of increasing stimulus velocity profiles (stimulus duration held constant) on the spatial-temporal structure and response accuracy in an open environment.