Preluding this report, there is a mini-activity that you should do. Doing this online experiment allows you to experience the experiment so you are familiar with the procedures so that you have an idea of what it is, how it works and what your participants went through. You will need these details when you write the report.

The link to the activity is http://opl.apa.org/Students/ParticipateInClass.asp… , class ID is 6341. There are three tasks in the lab: 1)simple reaction time task 2) a go/no go reaction task and 3) a choice reaction time task. I focused on the simple reaction time task (it's the first task in the lab) which is what the research paper should be on.

Pre-research report, my hypothesis was that the younger an individual is, the faster their reaction time.

My plan:

Using the simple reaction time test to have participants react as quickly as possible (by pressing any key) when the signal stimulus (any random color) appears. I will compare the reaction time of the participants by age groups.

Attached is the data for the research paper.

Directions

For this assignment, you will participate in an online experiment on reaction time located within the psychology learning tools" (I have provided the link and class ID). Once you have completed the experiment you will need to analyze data (Data set is attached) and write a lab report (7- 10 pages) in APA style consisting of the following sections:

• Title Page
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Method
• Results
• Discussion
• References
• Appendix with IRB form

Just like the mini lab report, you will participate in the online experiment so you know what the experiment is like. You will be given the data to analyze.

You will write the report as if you were the researcher conducting the experiment. You have some options in your research question for this project. The data you are given includes the gender and age of the participants as well as three columns of results data (from 3 tasks).

Careful attention must be paid to APA style as it represents a significant portion of your grade for the paper and is an intended learning outcome for the course. At the end of the term you will submit your completed paper to your assignment folder.

Research Poster

In addition to presenting your work in a paper, you will create a graphical representation in the form of a scientific poster. The poster must include your title, name, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, and references. Be aware that the poster is not simply a reiteration of the work you did for the paper, but instead is almost of snapshot of what you have done.

I have included an attachment of a sample poster and an attachment including the poster template which you can edit.

If you have any additional questions, please message me!

Some information you may need to know for the activities, I am a 22 year old female.