FUNCTIONAL CONDITION INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS REACTION TIME

M. Mišolić ,
M. Mišolić

Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica , Mitrovica , Kosovo

V. Ivetić ,
V. Ivetić

Labaratory of Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine , Novi Sad , Serbia

V. Nestorović ,
V. Nestorović

Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica , Mitrovica , Kosovo

Z. Milanović ,
Z. Milanović

Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica , Mitrovica , Kosovo

D. Radović ,
D. Radović

Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica , Mitrovica , Kosovo

B. Biševac ,
B. Biševac

Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica , Mitrovica , Kosovo

M. Erić
M. Erić

Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine , Novi Sad , Serbia

Published: 01.12.2008.

Volume 36, Issue 2 (2008)

pp. 53-56;

https://doi.org/10.70949/pramed200802248M

Abstract

Nowdays, reaction time is most often used in data processing as a quantitative method and technique for information step and speed processing. The aim of this investigation was to examine everyday work pressure on reaction time nd among students. An examination included 30 students of 2 year of Medicine Faculty 15 males and 15 females. Audible and visual simple reaction time as well as choice reaction time for 2, 4 and 6 stimuli was used for reaction time measurement. Measurements were done three times a day. Achieved results acknowledge statistically significant improvement of reaction time at noon compared to reaction time in the morning in all samples except for visual simple reaction time for male students. For all kinds of stimuli, reaction time were significantly prolonged in the evening in both groups. Therefore, we have concluded that morning activities had positive impact on students functional condition but afternoon activities acted like an additional stress that altered students latent fatigue to clearly observable acute fatigue.

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