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Average reaction time, by age and dominant hand
| Girls |
| |
seconds |
| 7 and younger |
0.53 |
0.60 |
0.65 |
| 8 |
0.52 |
0.57 |
0.46 |
| 9 |
0.61 |
0.59 |
0.51 |
| 10 |
0.54 |
0.56 |
0.53 |
| 11 |
0.52 |
0.56 |
0.49 |
| 12 |
0.49 |
0.51 |
0.48 |
| 13 |
0.48 |
0.49 |
0.44 |
| 14 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
| 15 |
0.48 |
0.53 |
0.45 |
| 16 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.48 |
| 17 |
0.45 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
| 18 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.47 |
| 19 |
0.49 |
0.57 |
0.40 |
| 20 and older |
0.53 |
0.73 |
0.47 |
| Boys |
| seconds |
| 7 and younger |
0.50 |
0.57 |
0.60 |
| 8 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
0.40 |
| 9 |
0.52 |
0.51 |
0.46 |
| 10 |
0.49 |
0.49 |
0.48 |
| 11 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
0.49 |
| 12 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
| 13 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
| 14 |
0.41 |
0.42 |
0.41 |
| 15 |
0.42 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
| 16 |
0.42 |
0.49 |
0.45 |
| 17 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.38 |
| 18 |
0.41 |
0.37 |
0.42 |
| 19 |
0.45 |
0.33 |
0.32 |
| 20 and older |
0.49 |
0.47 |
0.95 |
| By age |
| seconds |
| 8 |
0.52 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
| 9 |
0.60 |
0.51 |
0.56 |
| 10 |
0.54 |
0.49 |
0.52 |
| 11 |
0.52 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
| 12 |
0.49 |
0.44 |
0.47 |
| 13 |
0.47 |
0.43 |
0.45 |
| 14 |
0.46 |
0.41 |
0.43 |
| 15 |
0.48 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
| 16 |
0.47 |
0.43 |
0.45 |
| 17 |
0.45 |
0.40 |
0.43 |
| 18 |
0.45 |
0.40 |
0.42 |
| 19 |
0.49 |
0.43 |
0.45 |