BALL COLOR, EYE COLOR, AND A REACTIVE MOTOR SKILL

Researchers investigating performance differences between light- and d ark-eyed individuals have indicated that dark-eyed individuals perform better on reactive activities than light-eyed individuals. College st udents (61 men, 64 women) performed a forehand rally with different co lored racquetballs. Eye color, sex, and total hits were recorded for e ach subject. Men scored significantly better with balls of each color than did women. Dark-eyed men performed better than other subjects and performance was better with blue balls than yellow or green balls.