C02 : The Effect of Colour on Reaction Time


Students Devyanee Mehta
Winni Situ
School GEDSB - North Park Collegiate and Vocational School - Brantford
Level Senior 11/12 - Grade 12
Group Group 4 - Health Sciences III
Abstract To determine how visual and auditory reaction times of male and female adolescents between the ages of 16 to 18 varies according to exposure to different colours and stimuli. Subjects are placed in a study carrel in which the walls are covered in a single colour: red, yellow, or green. They will respond to a stimulus by pressing the button of a reaction timer which records their reaction time.