What is the percentage of change in Reaction Time as age increases? As people increase in age, their reaction time can change as well, either increasing or decreasing. If kids in different age groups measure their reaction time using a test online, then the percentage of change in reaction time will increase with age. There are an abounding amount of things that can affect how fast or slow someones reaction test time is, along with what happens to your body when it is measured and the process of it all. Also, what kind of stimulus a person has (and there are many different kinds of stimuli!!) can be a huge factor to how fast or slow it is! What is Reaction Time? Well, Reaction Time is a measure of how quickly an organism can respond to a particular
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Several studies were taken place to test this. People say that as temperature increases, so does reaction time. A theory states that during higher temperatures, the neurotransmitters in nerve cells carry impulses faster than at lower temperatures. One day several different people were tested. Every person had their body temperature taken and right after they took a reaction time test. The body temperatures ranged from 96 degrees fahrenheit to 98 degrees fahrenheit throughout the day. This is said to be due to the fact that molecules move faster at higher temperatures. Each person had their body temperature measured six times throughout the day. Right after this was done, the person took a reaction time test that will record their reaction time. After this was completed, results showed that body temperatures varied throughout the day. At the lowest temperature of the day (4 am, 96 degrees fahrenheit) the reaction time was .3314 seconds. At noon (12 pm), the average body temperature was at its highest at 98.4 degrees fahrenheit. The Reaction Time was also at its quickest with .23 seconds. It was shown that the quickest reaction times were from 12 pm - 4 pm, which was when the body temperature was high. It was also shown that the slowest reaction times were between 8 pm and 4 am, which was when the body temperatures was …show more content…
After a person goes through their late 20’s, their reaction time increases slowly, up until when they reach their early fifties. When people reach their late sixties and seventies, the reaction time increases rapidly. If Age affects a person’s reaction time, could gender too? A study was done to test this. The hypothesis was that males had a faster reaction time than females due to the males larger brain size. The first trial was with light and sound to test reaction times. It was found that men had a faster reaction time than females. The average male reaction time was .4491 sec, and the average female reaction time was .7418 sec. Second trial was with rulers. Male- .1778 sec, and female- .1950 sec. Which body parts are correlated to Reaction Time? The different body parts include: Brain Cells. Axon, Ions, Dendrite, Myelin, Neuron, Neurotransmitter, Receptors, Synapse, Synaptic Transmission. A person’s nervous system allows people to react to different stimuli. Reactions can be voluntary or
Several studies were taken place to test this. People say that as temperature increases, so does reaction time. A theory states that during higher temperatures, the neurotransmitters in nerve cells carry impulses faster than at lower temperatures. One day several different people were tested. Every person had their body temperature taken and right after they took a reaction time test. The body temperatures ranged from 96 degrees fahrenheit to 98 degrees fahrenheit throughout the day. This is said to be due to the fact that molecules move faster at higher temperatures. Each person had their body temperature measured six times throughout the day. Right after this was done, the person took a reaction time test that will record their reaction time. After this was completed, results showed that body temperatures varied throughout the day. At the lowest temperature of the day (4 am, 96 degrees fahrenheit) the reaction time was .3314 seconds. At noon (12 pm), the average body temperature was at its highest at 98.4 degrees fahrenheit. The Reaction Time was also at its quickest with .23 seconds. It was shown that the quickest reaction times were from 12 pm - 4 pm, which was when the body temperature was high. It was also shown that the slowest reaction times were between 8 pm and 4 am, which was when the body temperatures was …show more content…
After a person goes through their late 20’s, their reaction time increases slowly, up until when they reach their early fifties. When people reach their late sixties and seventies, the reaction time increases rapidly. If Age affects a person’s reaction time, could gender too? A study was done to test this. The hypothesis was that males had a faster reaction time than females due to the males larger brain size. The first trial was with light and sound to test reaction times. It was found that men had a faster reaction time than females. The average male reaction time was .4491 sec, and the average female reaction time was .7418 sec. Second trial was with rulers. Male- .1778 sec, and female- .1950 sec. Which body parts are correlated to Reaction Time? The different body parts include: Brain Cells. Axon, Ions, Dendrite, Myelin, Neuron, Neurotransmitter, Receptors, Synapse, Synaptic Transmission. A person’s nervous system allows people to react to different stimuli. Reactions can be voluntary or