In psychology, the Simon effect is the finding that reaction times are usually faster, and reactions are usually more accurate, when the stimulus occurs in the same relative location as the response , even if the stimulus location is irrelevant to the task . It is named for J. R. Simon who first published the effect in the late 1960s. Simon's original explanation for the effect was that there is an innate tendency to respond toward the source of stimulation.
In psychology, the Simon effect is the finding that the difference in accuracy or reaction time between trials in which stimulus and response are on the same side and trials in which they are on opposite sides, with responses being generally slower and less accurate when the stimulus and response are on opposite sides . It is named for J. R. Simon who first published the effect in the late 1960s. Simon's original explanation for the effect was that there is an innate tendency to respond toward the source of stimulation.
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reaction times are usually faster, and reactions are usually more accurate,
the difference in accuracy or reaction time between trials in which stimulus and response are on the same side and trials in which they are on opposite sides, with responses being generally slower and less accurate
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occurs in the same relative location as the response , even if the stimulus location is irrelevant to the task
and response are on opposite sides