Effects of Cyclical Temperature on Vigilance Performance

Abstract

Vigilance performance has been shown to be enhanced by numerous types of environmental changes. The study evaluates the effects of a cyclically changing temperature on monitoring behavior and physiological responses of man. Vigilance performance was not enhanced by the use of variable temperature conditions of the study. Rather, the variable temperature in conjunction with a heavy food intake was shown to adversely affect both heart rate and vigilance task performance measures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748451

Entities

People

  • Charles G. Halcomb
  • Jerry D. Ramsey
  • Margaret Kassouny

Organizations

  • Texas Tech University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Bandages
  • Biotechnology
  • Body Temperature
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Engineering
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Instructions
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.