1) Question:

How fast is your reaction time?

2) Research:
http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/stats.php Average reaction time, 220 milliseconds. http://cognitivelabs.com/mydna_speedtestno.htm My average reaction time, 214 milliseconds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millisecond How long a millisecond is, a thousandths of a second. We chose to do a ruler test since it was accurate and we thought it was simple and easy to do and record your reaction time.

3) Hypothesis
If my partner holds a ruler and drops it for me to catch, then I think that my reaction time for my right hand will be faster than my left hand.

4) Materials
1. Ruler 2. Reaction time sheet 3. Recording paper 4. A Volunteer 5. Someone to drop the ruler

5) Procedures
Step 1) Hold up the ruler. Step 2) Make partner ready. Step 3) Drop ruler. Step 4) Make partner catch ruler. Step 5) Measure reaction time using sheet. Step 6) Repeat with your other hand.

Oskar Tullberg

Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:03:45 PM Hong Kong SAR China Time

5.2) Variables
Independent: I the rst experiment we will use our right hand and in the second experiment we will use our left hand. Controlled: Ruler dropped from 30cm. Catching ngers are at 0cm. Same chart. Same experiment. Same Ruler. Dependent: Reaction Time

6) Data & Procedures

Right Hand.
Trial 1 Oskar: 170 Milliseconds Talyn: 200 Milliseconds. Trial 2 Oskar: 195 Milliseconds Talyn: 210 Milliseconds Trial 3 Oskar: 210 Milliseconds Talyn: 250 Milliseconds Trial 4 Oskar: 180 Milliseconds Talyn: 235 Milliseconds Average Oskar: 188 Milliseconds Talyn: 223 Milliseconds

Left Hand.
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Average

Oskar: 145 Milliseconds Talyn: 235 Milliseconds

Oskar: 210 Milliseconds Talyn: 140 Milliseconds

Oskar: 215 Milliseconds :-( Talyn: 180 Milliseconds.

Oskar: 155 Milliseconds Talyn: 225 Milliseconds

Oskar: 181.25 Milliseconds Talyn: 195 Milliseconds

Oskar Tullberg

Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:03:45 PM Hong Kong SAR China Time

7) Discussion
Question #1: Why is the left hand faster than the right hand? Maybe youre more used to the left hand than right hand.

Question #2: How accurate is this experiment? Not perfect but it works.

Question #3: What experiments did you do? Dodge the ball and ruler drop.

Question #4: Did you have any problems? Arguing, ghting, and getting off topic.

8) Conclusion
This lab was conducted by Oskar Tullberg & Talyn Xystus at 12:45 PM on the 23rd of November 2012. Our question was What Is Your Reaction Time?. We found out that reaction times are a part of the natural human response. We found out that the average human response is around 220 milliseconds, whereas my average reaction time is 188 on my right hand and 181 on my left. Our hypothesis was: If my partner holds a ruler and drops it for me to catch, then I think that my reaction time for my right hand will be faster than my left hand.

Oskar Tullberg

Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:03:45 PM Hong Kong SAR China Time

When it was time to decide the two parts of our experiment, the rst thought that entered our minds was the experiment of having the same concept, to make things less or not at all complicated, whilst changing the hands to the left hand on the second experiment. The independent variable was that we changed it to the left hand in the second experiment, the controlled variable was this: we dropped the ruler from 30cm. The hand that we caught it with were at 0cm. Same chart. Same experiment. Same Ruler. The dependent variable was: the reaction time. These helped use to conduct a successful lab because they gave us a goal and rules to make it as fair and similar as possible. We had a problem where Talyn kept zoning out and getting off topic and therefore he kept missing the ruler completely. We also started arguing in our last class about what we should do if we miss the ruler so we ended up not getting the experiment done because of this. That was a bit disappointing. Our reaction times for the right hand are as following:
Trial 1 Oskar: 170 Milliseconds Talyn: 200 Milliseconds. Trial 2 Oskar: 195 Milliseconds Talyn: 210 Milliseconds Trial 3 Oskar: 210 Milliseconds Talyn: 250 Milliseconds Trial 4 Oskar: 180 Milliseconds Talyn: 235 Milliseconds Average Oskar: 188 Milliseconds Talyn: 223 Milliseconds

The reaction times for our left hand are as following:

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Average

Oskar: 145 Milliseconds Talyn: 235 Milliseconds

Oskar: 210 Milliseconds Talyn: 140 Milliseconds

Oskar: 215 Milliseconds :-( Talyn: 180 Milliseconds.

Oskar: 155 Milliseconds Talyn: 225 Milliseconds

Oskar: 181.25 Milliseconds Talyn: 195 Milliseconds

We found out that the left hand is faster than the right hand to ur surprise.

Oskar Tullberg

Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:03:45 PM Hong Kong SAR China Time

Our hypothesis was not correct, as a reminder here is my hypothesis: If my partner holds a ruler and drops it for me to catch, then I think that my reaction time for my right hand will be faster than my left hand. We were not entirely correct, the right hand was consistent but the left hand had more lower but non consistent. For example I had 145 milliseconds and then in the next drop I had 210 milliseconds. The most important things that I learnt were: how to make a hypothesis, how to write a lab writeup and my reaction time. I like the Data & Procedures phase the most because you get to get your hands dirty (guratively speaking) and research rst-handedly. I thought that this really was a fun and interesting experiment, and I look forward to science in the following year.

Oskar Tullberg

Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:03:45 PM Hong Kong SAR China Time