Physiological changes during computer tasks: Responses to mental load or to motor demands?

Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-224

  Kohlisch, Olaf ^a   Schaefer, Florian ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer work; Mental load; Motor activity; Physiological stress responses

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MONITORS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; STRAIN;

COMPUTER TASKS; MENTAL LOAD; MOTOR DEMANDS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS RESPONSES;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATOR; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030087644     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139608964452     Document Type: Article

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