Author(s): Ellena Fajardo

Presentation: oral

Caffeine is a psychoactive drug that enhances motor function, creates tachycardia, and provides energy to those who consume it. To evaluate fine psychomotor skills, computer typing efficiency is being observed to see how the implications can improve progress in the work-place. Our hypothesis of this research is to provide evidence that is statistically significant to determine if ingestion of caffeine increases computer typing speed. The doses were based upon body weight with a supplementation of 5mg/kg of body tissue. Nine subjects were picked based upon those who consumed caffeine at least 3 times a week in energy drinks or coffee. Subjects took one typing test on “Speedtypingonline.com” before ingestion of caffeine to act as a control. Each caffeine dose was dissolved in 8 oz. of Gatorade and administered to the subjects. Twenty minutes was allowed for the supplement to be absorbed into the blood to produce an ergogenic effect, before another typing test commenced. The results concluded that there was a significant increase in computer typing speed after the ingestion of caffeine. This significance has broad implications of stating that consumption of caffeine can improve progress in the work-place with increasing computer typing speed.

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