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The effects of loudness on the latency of evoked potentials and on simple reaction time were compared. It was found that both reaction time and the evoked-potential latency increases with decreasing stimulus intensity. However, different slopes of the curves were found. This is explained in terms of the arousal effect of loud auditory stimuli.
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Jaskownki, P., Rybarczyk, K. & Jaroszyk, F. The relationship between latency of auditory evoked potentials, simple reaction time, and stimulus intensity. Psychol. Res 56, 59–65 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00419712
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