  Reaction time studies with computers investigate how and how quickly
participants respond to changing sensory input. They promise simple and precise
measurement of time and inputs and offer interesting insights into human
behavior. However, several previous studies have discovered imprecisions in
timing appearing as delays, depending on the browser, software and programming
used for conducting such studies. Since the accuaracy of the collected data is
widely discussed, we aim to provide new results on the effect of unintended
delays on participants' behavior. For this purpose, a new reaction time study
was conducted. Computer delays were added to the experiment to investigate
their effects on participants' performance and repulsion. Minimal changes in
participants' behavior did occur and should be furtherly investigated, as the
power of this study was rather low and might not have uncovered all underlying
effects. The following report details our study design and results and offers
several suggestions for improvements in further studies.
