Abstract: The simple auditory reaction time (RT) and movement time (MT)of 60 amateur athletes and 20 non-athletes were determined throughtheir hand and foot responses. We confirmed:(1) RT_n was reliablyfaster than RT_F, but the speed between MT_H and MT_F proved thecontrary. (2) The relationships between hand and foot responses inRT, MT and RT+MT were all positive and significant with coefficientsof correlation at 0.72, 0.68 and 0.79 respectively. (3) There was nosignificant difference in RT between athletes and non--athletes. Whetherdifferences in MT and RT+MT exist between the two categories ofsubjects depended on the athletic events undertaken. (4) Althougha significant and positive correlation between simple RT and MT wasmanifested, the coefficient of correlation was too small to warrant anymeaningful prediction.

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