Response latency

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Responses Response parameters Interresponse time Response amplitude Response duration Response frequency Response generalization Response inhibition Response latency Response probability Response set Response variability Types of responses Conditioned responses Emotional responses Mediated responses Orientating responses Reflexes Unconditioned responses Related topics Reaction time Response bias Response cost Stimulus-response model

Response latency is the duration between the delivery of a stimulus and the response. The term is preferred to that of reaction time in animal studies.

See also

• Behavioral contrast
• Cognitive processing speed
• Latency
• Reaction time

References

• Colman, A. M. (2006). Oxford Dictionary of Psychology. OUP:Oxford.