1.

The difference between involuntary and voluntary reaction times was that the involuntary reflex
was faster than the voluntary reflex. When I tapped my partner’s leg with the reflex hammer,
my partner’s sensory neurons received the message and translated it to the association
neurons. Then the association neurons translated the information to the brain. The brain
processes the information and sends a response back into the association neurons. Then the
association neurons translate the information to the motor neurons. The motor neurons
translate the signal to the leg. Finally, my partner’s leg moves.
2. Reflex reactions (autonomic reflexes) help maintain homeostasis in the human body by
managing the body’s temperature and breathing rate.
3. The accelerometer and the EMG electrodes work together to generate data on response time by
the EMG measuring the electrical voltage of the muscles (the activity of the neurons) and by the
accelerometer measuring the time from the impact to the reaction. Logger Pro helps analyze
this data by compiling the acceleration of the accelerometer, the time of the reaction, and the
electrical activity of the muscles into two different graphs.
4. The factors that impact a person’s reaction time is the ability of the sensory neurons to receive
the information, the speed of the reaction pathway, and the brain’s ability to send a message
fast.
5. 77.8 x 2=155.6/6.401=24.3/100=0.24 m/s
6. The thing that could account for the difference between my answer to question five and the
value obtained by the researchers is the obstacles they had. For example when my partner and I
were getting the data, a person came right in front of my partner. This prevented him from
moving his leg because he would hit the person in front of him. When the researchers were
measuring the data, there was no obstacle preventing the person from reacting. Therefore, their
reaction was higher.