PERFORMANCE OF A VISUAL TASK DURING RECOVERY FROM PHYSICAL LOADING,
Abstract
A human operator may be required to perform a visual task under a variety of conditions of physical loading. The task may be performed during a condition of rest, during some level of physical loading, or during a recovery period after physical loading. This study is an attempt to investigate the visual performance of digit recognition during the recovery period. The experimental paradigm for this study successfully generated a set of physiological responses which were well behaved, properly spaced and of proper magnitude. These could well serve as a good basis for correlation with task performance scores, if such scores exhibited any distinguishable trend. The visual digit identification task of this study exhibited a highly variable response which was not significantly affected by either work intensity or the period of recovery. Neither an aroused effect of better performance after work, nor a detrimental effect of poorer performance after work was observed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 11, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0703865
Entities
People
- H. S. Edgar
- J. D. Ramsey
- M. M. Ayoub
Organizations
- Texas Tech University