Accession Number:

AD0711564

Title:

EFFECTS OF TEMPORAL AND QUANTITATIVE DIETARY VARIABLES ON VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

TEXAS TECH UNIV LUBBOCK CENTER OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE

Personal Author(s):

• Kassouny,Margaret E.
• Halcomb,Charles G.
• McFarland,Barry P.

Report Date:

1970-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to define the effects of temporal as well as quantitative dietary variables upon the performance of a vigilance task by a select group of subjects. A major objective was to determine intervals of time between ingestion and performance, and of meal size, which resulted in optimal maintenance of performance. Author

Descriptors:

• (*PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• DIET)
• (*DIET
• EFFECTIVENESS)
• (*INGESTION(PHYSIOLOGY)
• DIET)
• ATTENTION
• REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• TIME
• DECISION MAKING
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• FOOD
• ANXIETY
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• METABOLISM
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE