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Reaction Time Objective:: Factors

The document describes an experiment that was conducted to measure and compare the reaction times of participants' left and right hands in response to visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli using a ruler dropping method. The results showed that reaction times were quicker for the right hand compared to the left hand across all stimulus types for male participants ages 20 to 25. The experiment demonstrated differences in reaction times between hands and sensory modalities.

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Reaction Time Objective:: Factors

The document describes an experiment that was conducted to measure and compare the reaction times of participants' left and right hands in response to visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli using a ruler dropping method. The results showed that reaction times were quicker for the right hand compared to the left hand across all stimulus types for male participants ages 20 to 25. The experiment demonstrated differences in reaction times between hands and sensory modalities.

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REACTION TIME  

Objective: 
The objective of this experiment to measure reaction time. 

Problem statement of experiment: 

It takes every person title to react to any event for example there is a small delay
when you try to catch a scale moving towards you. This time is called your reaction
time.
We face five some major problems.
1. How fast is our reaction time?
2. With each measurement does our reaction time increases?
3. Why we tend to catch the ruler in the middle rather than the beginning?
4. How to improve our reaction time?

Introduction: 

Reaction time is measure of how quickly an organism can respond to a particular


stimulus. 

Factors:  

Many factor have been shown to affect reaction time including age, gender,
physical fitness, fatigue, alcohol, personality types, distraction or whether the
stimulus is auditory or visual.

Types: 

Simple responses time test: 

There is just one stimulus and when it appears you need to respond with that one
response. For. example every time you see light go on. you need to press the space
bar of your computer keyboard or the athlete starting to run when the starting gun
goes off.

Choose response time test: 

There are multiple stimuli and each stimulus requires a different response.
For .example you will see one of ten letters presented. Each time you see the letters you need to
press the corresponding letter key of your keyboard.

Method: 

In this experiment we took individual and performed scale grip experiment by left and right hand.
We have used one method which is within subject. This is within design because we test the
response or reaction time on different persons but compare them with their own left and right
hand.
Within subject the same person tests all the conditions.
Hypothesis: 

In this experiment we will see the grip and senses (visual, auditory, and sense of touch) were
exact from right or left hand or not.

Apparatus: 

● Scale
● Table
● Chair
● Stop watch
● Assistant
● Pen

Subject: 

● 6 Males
● Age (20 to 25)

Procedure: 

​ First is we take a participant and place their hand on the table

In visual response we hold the ruler at 30 cm mark so that the 0 cm end on just at the participant
index finger.

In the visual response we do not make any noise while releasing the ruler. We record the reading in cm.

After visual response we will measure auditory response. In auditory response we will make sure his eyes
are closed.

In auditory response we will say release the participant is to grab it as quickly as possible.

So in the last step we measure tactic response.

In last step neither we speak nor the participant. This time we will measure tactic response. When we
release the ruler we will make sure his eyes are closed.

We will perform this experiment both left and right hand.

Reaction time: 

 
Right hand response: 

Gender  Age  Visual  Auditory  Tactic 


response  response  response 
    cm  Nano  cm  Nano  Cm  Nano 
sec  sec  sec 
Male  20  22  19  20  16  15  13 
Male  23  14  15  21  18  18  11 
Male  20  18  16  17  14  12  06 
Male  20  15  17  20  17  24  10 
Male  21  12  14  27  11  28  11 
Male  24  17  15  20  18  18  11 
 

Left hand response: 

Gender  Age  Visual  Auditory  Tactic 


response  response  response 
    cm  Nano  cm  Nano  cm  Nano 
sec  sec  sec 
Male  20  18  15  10  12  12  11 
Male  23  17  09  24  20  17  08 
Male  20  22  14  26  21  06  10 
Male  20  06  03  12  11  07  02 
Male  21  24  05  04  14  07  04 
Male  25  17  08  06  10  12  11 
 

Discussion / Conclusion: 

The experiment test how long it takes the brain to translate visual information into your
conscious motor commands and actions grasping finger movement that leads to the ruler being caught,
The shorter time and the faster your reactions. That’s if you were paying attention in the first place!
indeed practice specifically affects the ‘associative centers’ in the brain. In this experiment we observe
that male are more active than females.

Ruler dropping experiment can be easiest way of measuring reaction time but it has its own pros and cons.
The advantage of this experiment is because it is simple and it can be incorrect when it comes to
calculations.

Result: 

The above two table shows that the right hand response much quicker than the left hand.

References: 

1. DAVIS, B. al, (2000) Physical Education and the study of sport. 4​th​ ed. 
London: 
Harcourt Publishers. P. 130 
2. M., G, (2016). Reaction time experiment. Retrieved from https:// 
theh0meschoolscientist.com/reaction-time-experiment/ 

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