THE INFLUENCE OF PERCEIVED COLOURS OVER THE REACTION ACCURACY OF YOUTH TENNIS PLAYERS
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.65(4).34Keywords:
tennis, reaction accuracy, colours, visual, tapping.Abstract
Introduction. Reaction is a purposeful voluntary response to an external stimulus. There is certain time period between application of external stimulus and appropriate motor response to the stimulus called the reaction time. Objectives. The aim of this paper was to determine if different colour contrasts affects the reaction time of young tennis players. Materials and Methods. The participants in this study were young tennis players (N = 10), 3 females and 7 males, with the ages between 12 to 13 years old. Results. There was a significant difference in the scores for white background (M=7.5, SD=1.51) and orange background (M=6, SD=0.81) conditions; t(9)=3.30, p = 0.009. Conclusion. Our study managed to show that a different kind of background colour can affect the reaction accuracy in identifying an object of different shape and colour than the background.
REZUMAT. Influența culorilor percepute asupra acurateţii reacției la jucătorii tineri de tenis. Introducere. Reacția este un răspuns voluntar la un stimul exterior. Există un anumit timp între aplicarea stimulului și un răspuns motor la acest stimul numit timp de reacție. Obiective. Scopul acestei lucrări este de a vedea dacă contraste diferite de culori afectează timpul de reacție la jucătorii tineri de tenis. Material și metode. În acest studio au fost cuprinși jucători tineri de tenis (N=10), 3 fete și 7 băieți cu vârste cuprinse între 12 și 13 ani. Rezultate. Au fost diferențe semnificative pentru culoarea alba (M=7.5, SD=1.51) și culoarea portocalie (M=6, SD=0.81); t(9)=3.30, p=0.009. Concluzii. Studiul nostru a reușit să arate că un fundal de culori diferite poate afecta acuratețea reacției în identificarea unui obiect de altă culoare decât fundalul.
Cuvinte cheie: tenis, acuratețea reacției, culori, vizual, tapping.
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