Performance of a Simple Mental Task following Various Treatments

McAdam, Robert Everett; Wang, Yuan-Kai

doi:10.1080/10671188.1967.10613381

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“…Gutin (1966) studied the effect of increased physical fitness on mental ability but found no significant relationship. McAdam and Wang (1967) found that subjects who exercised submaximally by running for ten minutes improved their performance significantly on a symbol substitution test compared with three non-exercising groups. Davey (1973) found that physical exertion * Present address:…”

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The effect of regular exercise on cognitive functioning and personality.

Young¹

1979

Br J Sports Med

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The effect of regular exercise on cognitive functioning and personality was investigated in 32 subjects representing 4 discrete groups based on sex and age. Before and after a 10 week exercise programme of jogging, calisthenics, and recreational activites, a test battery was administered to assess functioning in a number of domains: intelligence (WAIS Digit Symbol and Block Design); brain function (Trail-Making); speed of performance (Crossing-Off); memory and learning (WMS Visual Reproduction and Associate Learning); morale and life satisfaction (Life Satisfaction and Control Ratings); anxiety (MAACL); and depression (MAACL).Improvement was observed on several physiological parameters. ANOVA revealed significant sex and age differences on Digit Symbol and Block Design and age differences on Trail-Making, Crossing-Off, Associate Learning, and anxiety. Regardless of sex and age, significant improvement in performance was observed from pre to post-test on Digit Symbol, Block Design, Trail-Making, Crossing Off, and on Associate Learning. In addition, an increase on health status rating (p < .01) and decrease in anxiety were observed from pre to post-test. These data illustrate beneficial effects of exercise on certain measures of cognitive functioning and personality.

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The effect of regular exercise on cognitive functioning and personality.

Young¹

1979

Br J Sports Med

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“…Following very mild exercise, performance on a digitsymbol substitution task was improved (6), implying that an inverted U relationship between prior exercise and performance may exist. However, several studies (16,18,37) found no significant variation in intellective performance following various intensities of exercise. Therefore, there appears to be a critical difference between prior and concomitant exercise.…”

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Exercise-Induced Activation and Human Performance: A Review

Gutin

1973

Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical E

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“…Gutin and Di Gennaro (1968) also found that physical exertion to the point of exhaustion had a significant negative effect on mental performance. However, McAdam and Wang (1967) found that various treatments such as exercise, rest, instructions, tests, and so forth, had no significant effect on mental performance. Lybrand, Andrews, and Ross (1954) found that prior rigorous exercise facilitated performance on manipulative problem solving and perceptual organization tasks.…”

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Interaction of Physical and Mental Work

Singh

Aghazadeh

Ray

2002

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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The objective of the research was to determine the effect of mental load on the physical capacity of an individual. An experiment involving 9 combinations of lifting tasks, 1 lowering task, and 3 treadmill tasks was conducted. Heart rate was measured and maximum acceptable weight of lift was determined using the psychophysical method. A simple multiplication task was used as the mental load. The output variables were determined with and without the mental task. The results indicate that the individual's physical capacity decreased with the mental task while lifting from floor to knuckle and shoulder to reach lifting heights.

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Performance of a Simple Mental Task following Various Treatments

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

The effect of regular exercise on cognitive functioning and personality.

The effect of regular exercise on cognitive functioning and personality.

Exercise-Induced Activation and Human Performance: A Review

Interaction of Physical and Mental Work

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