The data that was collected today proves that humans are not like machines and that we cannot act like machines. We as humans cannot reproduce our results like a machine. A human will catch the ruler at several different heights, usually getting better, but still very unpredictable. A machine will be able to catch the ruler at the same spot ever time the ruler is dropped. So humans are not like machines.
I agree with what you are saying. My results showed an improvement in the reaction time, but they were very unpredictable. At some points I would be showing consistent improvement, but then all of a sudden I would have a trial where the reaction time would shoot up. I disagree slightly on your comment about the machine catching at the same spot every time however. I feel as if it would register how long after the human says "ready" will the ruler drop, and decrease its reaction time depending on that.
-- Edited by redfish on Tuesday 15th of September 2009 05:19:03 PM
I agree with your statement that humans are not in any way like machines. There will always be variation, unlike machines, which have a much more rigid set of commands. My graphs certainly showed a lot of differences in time; there is not even a consistent slope to the lines. My data varied so much that there is no general correlation.
