Exploratory Analysis of Predictors of Diver Performance Decrement During 3-Hour, Cold Water Exposures

Abstract

Tasks involving perceptual/cognitive processes were performed by eight Navy divers either during or following 3-hour exposures to both 4.5C and 15.5C water. Analysis of performance means had shown significant decrements in task performance as a function of exposure time, but not as a function of water temperature differences. The current analysis was designed to further explore potential relationships between task performance decrement and body cooling, and between body cooling and physical characteristics of the test divers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA009359

Entities

People

  • Michael B. Strauss
  • W. S. Vaughan Jr.

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cognition
  • Cold Water
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Detection
  • Enthalpy
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Motion Planning
  • Navigation
  • Physical Fitness
  • Psychology
  • Target Detection
  • Task Performance And Analysis

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  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Materials Science