Average reaction time

 

Average reaction time, by age and dominant hand

Age Girls Boys
Ambidextrous Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous Right-handed Left-handed
seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds
8 0.50 0.75 . 0.58 0.51 0.43
9 0.49 0.57 0.59 0.48 0.49 0.68
10 0.72 0.54 0.56 0.45 0.50 0.56
11 0.55 0.55 0.53 0.47 0.48 0.50
12 0.53 0.51 0.52 0.47 0.47 0.46
13 0.52 0.50 0.51 0.49 0.45 0.45
14 0.45 0.47 0.48 0.44 0.43 0.46
15 0.39 0.45 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.53
16 0.50 0.40 0.42 0.36 0.38 0.36
17 0.39 0.41 0.42 0.38 0.38 0.36
18 0.37 0.46 0.42 0.32 0.39 0.42
19 . 0.49 0.69 . 0.44 .

 

Average reaction time, by age

Age Girls Boys All Students
seconds seconds seconds
8 0.69 0.49 0.59
9 0.57 0.51 0.54
10 0.56 0.50 0.53
11 0.55 0.48 0.52
12 0.51 0.47 0.49
13 0.50 0.45 0.48
14 0.47 0.44 0.45
15 0.44 0.42 0.43
16 0.40 0.38 0.39
17 0.41 0.38 0.40
18 0.46 0.39 0.42
19 0.51 0.44 0.48

Source: Census at School Canada, 2013-2014