Average reaction time

Average reaction time, by age and dominant hand
Age (years) Girls Boys
  Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous
  seconds
8 0.55 0.67 0.52 0.54 0.75 0.51
9 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.51 0.46 0.51
10 0.52 0.50 0.53 0.49 0.48 0.51
11 0.50 0.54 0.51 0.46 0.48 0.46
12 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.43 0.44 0.42
13 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.40 0.42 0.42
14 0.46 0.47 0.46 0.42 0.43 0.40
15 0.44 0.46 0.46 0.41 0.41 0.36
16 0.45 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.37 0.38
17 0.42 0.49 0.39 0.38 0.39 0.42
18 0.43 0.44 0.47 0.38 0.43 0.47
19 0.37 .. .. 0.39 0.39 ..
.. not available for a specific reference period

 

Average reaction time, by age
Age (years) Girls Boys All students
  seconds
 
8 0.56 0.55 0.56
9 0.56 0.51 0.53
10 0.52 0.49 0.50
11 0.51 0.46 0.48
12 0.48 0.43 0.46
13 0.46 0.41 0.43
14 0.46 0.42 0.44
15 0.44 0.40 0.42
16 0.44 0.40 0.42
17 0.42 0.39 0.41
18 0.43 0.39 0.41
19 0.37 0.39 0.39