NATURE OF EXERCISE:
Three-Choice Reaction Time is another complex reaction time challenge, which uses more of the cognitive process than Binary Choice (Exercise 3 series), which in turn uses more cognitive process than Recognition Reaction Time (Exercise 2), which in turn uses more cognitive process than Simple Reaction Time (Exercise 1 series). Instead of simply responding to the presentation of a stimulus, Three-Choice Reaction Time requires the user to respond in a different fashion to each of three different stimuli. To make the exercise more challenging than the Beginner's Version (Exercise 4), instead of the red light always appearing on the left, the green arrow always appearing on the right, and the yellow light always appearing in the middle, the lights will appear in random positions.

RELEVANCE TO EVERYDAY LIFE:
Choice reaction time exercises develop your ability to make decisions quickly and move on to the next problem. These exercises tend to be a favorite of both students and businessmen. Students have reported such exercises improve their test-taking ability (think in terms of timed examinations such as SATs and GMATs). Businessmen find choice reaction time exercises improve their productivity by allowing them to complete more decision cycles per day.

INSTRUCTIONS:
A horizontal display is presented. When the green light appears, press the RIGHT ARROW key on your keyboard as quickly as possible. When the red light appears, press the LEFT ARROW key on your keyboard as quickly as possible. When the yellow light appears, press the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys on your keyboard simultaneously as quickly as possible.