Nervous System Activity Name __________________________________

Activity # 1 – Stroop Test

Look at the STROOP Test sheet. Each student has to say the color of the word, not the word that is
written. This needs to be done as fast as possible and the correct colors should be said. Please time
your partner and record their time.

Student A

Trial #1 ____________ Trial #2 ____________ Trial #3 ____________ Trial #4 ____________ Trial #5 ____________

Average Speed _________________________

Student B

Trial #1 ____________ Trial #2 ____________ Trial #3 ____________ Trial #4 ____________ Trial #5 ____________

Average Speed _________________________

Activity #2 – What Do You See?

Look at the picture packet and answer the questions for each image.

Image #1 - What do you see? _________________________________________________________________

Image #2 - How many images do you see?

A. ___________________________ B. _____________________________ C. ___________________________

Image#3 - What two images do you see?

A. _____________________________________ B.______________________________________

Image #4 - How many images do you see?

A. ___________________________ B. _____________________________ C. ___________________________

Image #5 - How many faces/heads do you see? __________________________________________

Image #6 - What two images do you see?

A. _____________________________________ B.______________________________________

Image #7 - What two images do you see?

A. _____________________________________ B.______________________________________
Image #8 - Please locate and describe a face in this picture.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

Image #9 - How many pictures do you see and what are they?

A. _____________________________________ B.______________________________________

Activity #3 – Drop Test

Procedure
1. Sit with your forearm on the surface of the table with your writing hand extending over the edge.
2. Have your helper position the stick with the zero end between, but not touching, your thumb and fingers (see
Figire30.1).
3. Instruct your helper to release the stick without warning.
4. As soon as the stick is released, try to catch it as quickly as possible between your thumb and fingers.
5. Record the distance the stick falls and use the following equation to determine your reaction time. See Appendix 5 for
a sample calculation.

Student A

Distance Time
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5.

Student B

Distance Time
1.
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4. If you finish, try these.
Does practice affect reaction time? Repeat the experiment 10 times.
5.
Calculate your reaction time for each trial and plot the data on a graph. Study
the graph to determine whether the trend of repeated trials is toward faster or
slower reaction times. Explain what accounts for the results.
Does using your writing hand affect reaction time? Use your other hand and
repeat the procedure in the original experiment 10 times. Graph the data and
compare the results for both hands.