<p>What are the state-of-the-art approaches to analyze reaction choice experiments?</p>

<p>Example of a reaction choice trial:</p>

<ol>
<li>Fixation cross (randomized length between 500 and 1500ms)</li>
<li>Choice stimulus: Indicates to press left or right button (200ms)</li>
<li>Response: Which and if one of the two buttons is pressed (max 1000ms after stimulus onset)</li>
</ol>

<p>This procedure produces the following types of data:</p>

<ol>
<li>Response times, of

<ol>
<li>correct responses</li>
<li>incorrect responses</li>
<li>both </li>
</ol></li>
<li>Correctness of responses</li>
<li>Omitted responses</li>
</ol>

<p>What are valid ways to analyze these interdependent yet disjunct types of results? Ideally including references to examples.</p>

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2017-11-19T09:43:42.500Z
You may want to have a look at signal detection theory, which is also covered in this question: https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/q/541/11318
Robin Kramer-ten Have
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2017-11-19T19:32:08.430Z
What is your research question? In other words, data is generally gathered and, perhaps, structured to answer one or more questions. What's that question? With the question in mind, you can start to make a structured  battle plan to tackle that question. I think it's not so much a matter of state-of-the-artness that answers your post here, really. Your analysis strategy will depend more on what you wish to know.
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How to analyze reaction choice experiments?
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# How to analyze reaction choice experiments?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-19)

What are the state-of-the-art approaches to analyze reaction choice experiments?

Example of a reaction choice trial:

1. Fixation cross (randomized length between 500 and 1500ms)
2. Choice stimulus: Indicates to press left or right button (200ms)
3. Response: Which and if one of the two buttons is pressed (max 1000ms after stimulus onset)

This procedure produces the following types of data:

1. Response times, of
   1. correct responses
   2. incorrect responses
   3. both
2. Correctness of responses
3. Omitted responses

What are valid ways to analyze these interdependent yet disjunct types of results? Ideally including references to examples.

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, reaction-time

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You may want to have a look at signal detection theory, which is also covered in this question: https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/q/541/11318  
> **username_2**: What is your research question? In other words, data is generally gathered and, perhaps, structured to answer one or more questions. What's that question? With the question in mind, you can start to make a structured  battle plan to tackle that question. I think it's not so much a matter of state-of-the-artness that answers your post here, really. Your analysis strategy will depend more on what you wish to know.  

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