PHS101 Spring 2024: Measuring Your Reaction Time: Using Two methods ENTER HERE THE NAME (GROUP NUMBER) YOU ARE PART OF: ___________ Every student must measure their reaction time by completing BOTH sections of this worksheet, where each part uses a different type of method. I) SECTION ONE: "Ruler drop and catch method" Materials: plastic or paper ruler Introduction: Your reaction time affects your performance in many everyday activities - from driving a car to playing sports to catching something that you drop. Reaction time is the amount of time between an event and your response to it. You will need to work with one other person during this lab. Procedure: 1. One person will hold a meter stick vertically between the thumb and index finger of the other person's open hand. The ruler should be held so that the zero mark is between your fingers and the 1 cm mark is above it. 2. The person catching the ruler should not be touching the ruler and their catching hand should not be moving in any way. The forearm of the person waiting to catch the ruler should be resting on the edge of the table. 3. Without warning release the ruler, so that it falls between the thumb and finger of the person catching the ruler. 4. The person catching should catch the ruler as quickly as possible. 5. Record the distance the ruler has fallen through the catcher's fingers. 6. Perform at least 12 trials. Remember to convert centimeters to meters (1 m = 100 cm). So, divide your centimeter measurements by