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What is the effect of hand dominance on reaction time?

What is the effect of hand dominance on reaction time?. purpose. Hypothesis. The dominant hand will be quicker than the non-dominant. Materials. Ruler Calculator 28 people table. Procedure. 1. Drop ruler between fingers of dominant hand.

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What is the effect of hand dominance on reaction time?

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  1. What is the effect of hand dominance on reaction time? purpose

  2. Hypothesis • The dominant hand will be quicker than the non-dominant.

  3. Materials • Ruler • Calculator • 28 people • table

  4. Procedure • 1. Drop ruler between fingers of dominant hand. • 2. Drop ruler between fingers of non-dominant hand. • 3. Record distance fallen for each. • 4. Perform calculations for hangtime.

  5. Dominant 24cm-.22 sec 23cm-.22 sec 20cm-.20 sec 24cm-.22 sec 21cm-.21 sec 28cm-.24 sec 22cm-.21 sec 17cm-.19 sec 21cm-.21 sec 12cm-.16 sec 25cm-.23 sec 16cm-.18 sec 20cm-.20 sec 8cm-.13 sec 14cm-.17 sec 17cm-.19 sec 11cm-.25 sec 17cm-.19 sec 18cm-.19 sec 12cm-.16 sec 14cm-.17 sec 18cm-.19 sec 21cm-.21 sec 22cm-.21 sec 16cm-.18 sec 19cm-.20 sec 17cm-.19 sec Non-dominant 30cm-.25 sec 30cm-.25 sec 23cm-.22 sec 18cm-.19 sec 19cm-.20 sec 13cm-.16 sec 20cm-.20 sec 28cm-.24 sec 22cm-.21 sec 23cm-.22 sec 24cm-.22 sec 23cm-.22 sec 24cm-.22 sec 10cm-.14 sec 12cm-.16 sec 24cm-.22 sec 5cm-.10 sec 19cm-.20 sec 16cm-.28 sec 11cm-.15 sec 15cm-.17 sec 30cm-.25 sec 15cm-.17 sec 23cm-.22 sec 13cm-.16 sec 29cm-.24 sec 29cm-.24 sec Results

  6. Dominant 18.4cm-.19 sec Non-Dominant 20.3cm-.20 sec Results-averages

  7. Results-Graph

  8. Conclusion • The hypothesis was correct. The dominant hand had a quicker reaction time by about 5%.

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