Effect Of Gender Ano Physical Activity On Vlsual And Auditory Reaction Time Among 'Undergraduate Students Of Federal University Oye Ekti.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of gender and physical activities on visual and

auditory reaction time among undergraduates in Federal University Oye Ekiti. While carrying

out the research. there were physical activities was involved which means the research was

carried out through a field experiment. ·The study adopted a with-in subject design because

the same set of participant were used to test for hath visual and auditory reaction time. The

researcher made use of I 00 participants which is 50 male and 50 females and each participant

were chosen through a random sampling techniques and the researcher ensured that all

participants were free of any form of physical disabilities. All participants were

asked to fill a form to determine their level of involvement in physical activities on a scale of

1-10.

The following instruments that were used to catTy out the research asked to carry out the

research:

I) Projector

2) Laptop

3) Bluetooth speaker

4) Stopwatch

The research stated three (3) hypothesis.

H 1- Undergraduates who exercise regularly will report more on reaction time than

undergraduates who do not exercise regularly

H2- Male undergraduates will report more on reaction time than female undergraduates

HJ- Male and female undergraduates who exercise regularly ,:viii report more on reaction

time than male and female undergraduates who do not involve in physical activities

Independent t-test. was used to analyze Hypothe~is l and 2 while 2x2 Anova was used to

analyze hypothesis 3. Result indicates that, physical activities does not affect reaction time.

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gender docs not affect reaction time , Both gender and physical activities jointly or

interactively affect reaction time. ln conclusion, gender or physical activities does not

independently affect reaction time but both gender and physical activities jointly interactively

· affect reactionn time

ft is hereby recommended that undergraduates both male and female should be involved in

physical activities· as it will help undergraduates: ability to concentrate as this will quicken

undergraduates' reaction time.

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Keywords: Gender ,Physical Activities, Visual Reaction Time, Auditory Reaction Time