HUMAN PERFORMANCE AS A FUNCTION OF THE WORK-REST CYCLE. A REVIEW OF SELECTED STUDIES

Abstract

Studies relating to the effects of different work-rest cycles on man's performance are reviewed in this report. Included are only those studies in which (1) observations of performance extend for 24 hours or longer, and (2) results pertain to the general problem of optimizing performance through the scheduling of work and rest periods. While several specific conclusions are supported by the studies reviewed, the number of generalizations relating to optimal work-rest cycles, sleep-wakefulness cycles, and the durations of the work, rest, and sleep periods. The need for additional long-term experimentation is evident. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0256313

Entities

People

  • Earl A. Alluisi
  • James T. Ray
  • O. Edmund Jr. Martin

Organizations

  • National Academy of Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Arousal (Physiology)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Motor Skills
  • Musculoskeletal And Neural Physiology
  • Observation
  • Physiology
  • Production Engineering
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Wakefulness

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Research Science/Academic Research