Required Practical 7 - Reaction Time

Question 1

What is the independent variable of this practical

Answer 1

the person testing their reaction time

Question 2

what is the dependent variable in this practical

Answer 2

the reaction time and if there is an improvement

Question 3

what are some of the controls of the practical

Answer 3

where ruler is dropped from
distance the fingers are apart
force the ruler is dropped

Question 4

What is the method of this practical

Answer 4

get one person to react and someone else to drop ruler
place ruler with 0cm at the persons tip of thumb
drop ruler with no warning and test subject shall pinch as soon as they react
record this distance and repeat 9 times and whether there is an improvement

Question 5

What are some of the issues with the experiment

Answer 5

limited attempts of practice
practice was in short period of time
people could be predicting when to grab