Citation

McCarthy D, Corban R, Legg S, Faris J. Ergonomics 1995; 38(10): 1979-1992.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7588580

Abstract

Twelve healthy male subjects were required to make speeded judgements concerning the orientation of visual stimuli while breathing air at reduced partial pressure in a hypobaric chamber at altitudes of 7000 and 12,000 ft. A control condition was also conducted at sea level, and subjects received practice on the task at sea level prior to the commencement of the experiment. Significantly slower response times were obtained at 7000 and 12,000 ft relative to sea level. A signal-detection analysis showed that accuracy of judgement was significantly poorer at 12,000 ft, but oxygen deprivation has no systematic effect on response criterion.

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