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Using Adobe Flash Lite on mobile phones for psychological research: reaction time measurement reliability and inter-device variability

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Reimers, Stian and Stewart, Neil, 1974-. (2008) Using Adobe Flash Lite on mobile phones for psychological research: reaction time measurement reliability and inter-device variability. Behavior Research Methods, Vol.40 (No.4). pp. 1170-1176. ISSN 1554-351X

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/BRM.40.4.1170

Abstract

Mobile telephones have significant potential for use in psychological research, possessing unique characteristics—not least their ubiquity—that may make them useful tools for psychologists. We examined whether it is possible to measure reaction times (RTs) accurately using Adobe Flash Lite on mobile phones. We ran simple and choice RT experiments on two widely available mobile phones, a Nokia 6110 Navigator and a Sony Ericsson W810i, using a wireless application protocol (WAP) connection to access the Internet from the devices. RTs were compared within subjects with those obtained using a Linux-based millisecond-accurate measurement system. Results show that measured RTs were significantly longer on mobile devices, and that overall RTs and distribution of RTs varied across devices

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Cellular telephones -- Computer programs, Psychological apperatus, Psychology, Experimental, Adobe Systems
Journal or Publication Title:	Behavior Research Methods
Publisher:	Psychonomic Society, Inc.
ISSN:	1554-351X
Date:	November 2008
Volume:	Vol.40
Number:	No.4
Number of Pages:	7
Page Range:	pp. 1170-1176
Identification Number:	10.3758/BRM.40.4.1170
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), Centre for Economic Learning and Social Evolution (ELSE)
Grant number:	RES-062-23-0952 (ESRC), RES-000-22-2459 (ESRC), RES-000-23-1372 (ESRC)
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/612