SLEEP DEPRIVATION EFFECTS ON RESPONSES TO SIGNALS OF UNEQUAL PROBABILITY IN AN ARTIFICALLY ELECTRICALLY CHARGED ENVIRONMENT,

Abstract

Young male subjects made repeated runs on a step-tracking task over a period of 48 hours during which they were deprived of sleep. Successive runs showed a reaction time (but not error rate) increase that was inversely related to signal probability, and a movement time increase that was related to distance travelled. Both effects were more evident on machine-paced than subject-paced tracking. There was no evidence that performance deterioration could be modified by the use of a patented anti-fatigue device. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0703197

Entities

People

  • C. B. Gibbs
  • L. Buck
  • R. Leonardo

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deprivation
  • Environment
  • Probability
  • Reaction Time
  • Sleep Deprivation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Mathematics or Statistics