Sgt. Samuel H. Buckstein added Procedure.tex  about 10 years ago

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Procedure:   A range was constructed by placing the target on one side, and measuring 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 m from the target with the meter stick. Each respective distance was marked with a chalk line.  Participants were asked to stand on a ‘ready line’ with a loaded paintball marker awaiting permission to start. The subject was to remain on the marked position on the line, opposite the target.  An experimenter started a stopwatch and indicated to the subject to begin firing.   The experimenter counted the shots fired, and stopped the timer when the 5th and final shot had been fired.   The experimenter checked that the marker is ‘safed’, after which another experimenter would approach the target and measure the distance from each round to the centre of the target. The accuracy for each range is an average of the 5 distances from the center.   The experimenter then documented the results, as well as the time required to complete the task, and the distance from the target.   The target was then be wiped clean.  Steps 1-6 were repeated at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 m   Notes on Safety:   When a trial was not being conducted the paintball marker was in the hands of an experienced experimenter.   At all times during a trial, both experimenter and subject wore proper paintball safety equipment.   The marker was only loaded with rounds immediately prior to firing.