A Study to Determine If Caffeine Has a Positive Effect on Recognition and Reaction
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Physiology and Health
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
In this experiment, the study if caffeine can affect recognition and reaction time was tested. The purpose of this experiment is to investigate recognition and reaction time with respect to the exposure of caffeine. 5 people volunteered to play 5 rounds of Tetris before drinking the Red Bull and 5 more rounds under the influence of Red Bull with 15 minutes of warm-up beforehand. All the stats of each Tetris game would be recorded, and each person was only compared to their before and after trials and they were not compared against anyone else. There was a gradual trend that the Red Bull helped a lot, but after the single factor ANOVA test, it is confirmed that the data had no statistically significant difference between the f-value and the f-crit. value. Therefore, the null hypothesis has failed to be refuted.
Recommended Citation
Kriter, Andrew, "A Study to Determine If Caffeine Has a Positive Effect on Recognition and Reaction" (2020). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 104.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2020/all/104
Location
Furman Hall 209
Start Date
3-28-2020 10:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
A Study to Determine If Caffeine Has a Positive Effect on Recognition and Reaction
Furman Hall 209
In this experiment, the study if caffeine can affect recognition and reaction time was tested. The purpose of this experiment is to investigate recognition and reaction time with respect to the exposure of caffeine. 5 people volunteered to play 5 rounds of Tetris before drinking the Red Bull and 5 more rounds under the influence of Red Bull with 15 minutes of warm-up beforehand. All the stats of each Tetris game would be recorded, and each person was only compared to their before and after trials and they were not compared against anyone else. There was a gradual trend that the Red Bull helped a lot, but after the single factor ANOVA test, it is confirmed that the data had no statistically significant difference between the f-value and the f-crit. value. Therefore, the null hypothesis has failed to be refuted.
