Another interesting OT test!

[emily_in_nc]

I'm going to guess that the 'younger' scoring people had faster reaction times, but likely had more errors. The 'older' scoring people probably had slower times but greater accuracy. The rest of us probably fell somewhere in the middle.

Emily - didn't you you score particulary well on some other test we did where reaction time was measured? Something about sheep, maybe? I know my reaction time on that one wasn't very good...so you are definitely faster on the draw than I am!

Oh yes, the sheep test -- I do think I did fairly well on that too; you have a good memory (see, your brain is younger than mine after all!)

I also agree with your theory of young age = faster but more errors (impulsive), and old age = slower but more accurate.

I also type really fast but make a lot of mistakes -- same kind of thing. My backspace gets more use than just about any other key!

Good analysis! BTW, how is Portland?

Emily

[GLC1968]

Oh yes, the sheep test -- I do think I did fairly well on that too; you have a good memory (see, your brain is younger than mine after all!)

I also agree with your theory of young age = faster but more errors (impulsive), and old age = slower but more accurate.

I also type really fast but make a lot of mistakes -- same kind of thing. My backspace gets more use than just about any other key!

Good analysis! BTW, how is Portland?

Emily

Portland (and the PNW in general) ROCKS (particularly this time of year!)...but the new job is only eh. I guess that's the price we pay to live where we want to live and do what we want to do, right? I definitely think we did the right thing by moving out this way.

[Possegal]

I don't know, I know that I only once hit the wrong button, (during the yes no part, I think my left hand was so glad to be playing along that it hit at the first sign of a word, and that word was YES) so I had only one error and it says my brain is 18. See, that's my issue here, more detailed explanation of the test and how it comes to the conclusions it does. I'm always the scientist, I need to know more about the study.