Tempo de reacção e processamento da Informação

Abstract

The importance of information processing speed in sport performance is well-known. Reaction Time paradigm has been the most used method for its study, namely since the late 70’s. This article presents a general overview of the method. The various conceptual approaches from the historical perspective are described as well as their characteristics and potentialities concerning the study of human performance. A review of the main researches is done also making their contribution to the development of the method.