Physiological deactivation after two contrasting tasks at a video display terminal: Learning vs repetitive data entry

Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 601-611

  Lundberg, Ulf ^a   Melin, Bo ^a   Evans, Gary W ^b   Holmberg, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

After effects; Blood pressure; Catecholamines; Heart rate; Stress; Visual display terminal work

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; HEALTH RISKS; JOB ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

CATECHOLAMINES; CORTISOL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL DEACTIVATION; TASK FREE BASELINE CONDITIONS;

ERGONOMICS;

CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BOREDOM; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; COMPUTER; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MENTAL IRRITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BOREDOM; COMPUTER TERMINALS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027610346     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139308967923     Document Type: Article

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