The Effects of Combined Environmental Factors on Human Performance of a Manual Task: Noise and Temperature

Abstract

The effects of two environmental factors, noise and temperature, upon human performance of a simple, well-learned manual dexterity task were examined. The experimental design was a 2x2 factorial, using twelve subjects. The data obtained from scores on a Purdue Pegboard task were analyzed in a randomized block, by means of an analysis of variance. Results indicated that temperature had a significant effect on performance, while noise and the temperature x noise interaction did not.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0739432

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  • Robert P. Lewis

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  • United States Army Materiel Command

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  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambient Noise
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Contracts
  • Data Science
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Experimental Design
  • Frequency
  • High Temperature
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Literature
  • Maintainability
  • Maintenance
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychomotor Performance

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