The literature on cetaceous communication suggests that a square wave electro-pulse may be a more effective tactile stimulus for cross modality comparisons of reaction times than more traditional stimuli. It was hypothezed that the electro-pulse would give faster reaction times than either light or sound, when presented independently or in simultaneous combinations with the other stimuli. Mean creation times of 10 male subjects, analyses of variance and mean separaratest all indicated than the electro-pulse resulted in faster reaction times and less variability of responses than the other stimuli in both single and compiles presentations. The hypothesis were supported and an orderings of reaction times was statistically established as following from the hypothesis. Pooling of stimuli effectiveness was offered as an explanation for the rapid reaction times of combined stimuli.
Abstract