An apparatus which employs standard behavioral programming equipment is described. It enables the experimenter to program in advance such variables as auditory and visual instructional cues, delay intervals, and response mode, and to monitor response latency automatically. The apparatus is easily constructed, easily operated, and markedly increases the control of variables in tactile form perception experiments.
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