Research article summary (published 22 Sep 2008):

RUN/EDIT information processing mode and phasic cardiac acceleration.

Full Abstract

Our previous research showed that tasks demanding running of ready-to-use programs (RUN tasks) caused a greater tonic heart rate increase than did tasks that require problem solving (EDIT tasks). We found also a similar though not so consistent effect in the analysis of phasic cardiac acceleration. The aim of the present study was to replicate the last finding using new experimental tasks. Fifty-four male secondary school pupils were divided randomly into three experimental groups. Each group performed a different version of a nonsignaled reaction time (RT) task: simple RT, sensory choice RT, and semantic choice RT. Participants had to respond within an established time limit, but this limit was continuously modified in such a way that each participant was given positive feedback in approximately 50% of trials. According to expectations, the simple RT task evoked greater phasic cardiac acceleration than did the choice RT tasks.

Author information

Author/s: Sosnowski, Tytus (T); Rynkiewicz, Andrzej (A);

Affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. tytus(-atsign-)psych.uw.edu.pl

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Psychophysiology (Psychophysiology), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Nov; vol 45 (issue 6) : pp 1079-85

Dates: Created 2008/11/12; Completed 2009/01/06;

PMID: 18823426, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Female Heart - physiology Heart Rate - physiology Humans Male

Male Mental Processes - physiology Psychomotor Performance - physiology Reaction Time - physiology Regression Analysis Running - physiology

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