A comparative evaluation of heart rate reactivity during MATH and a standard mental arithmetic task.
Heart rate was monitored while 20 young males completed MATH, a computer-operated mental arithmetic task specifically designed for use in experiments involving subjects of heterogeneous numerical ability, and a standard mental arithmetic task used in this laboratory on several occasions. Both tasks elicited sizeable increases in heart rate, and comparison of subjects' reactivity scores revealed significant inter-task consistency of reaction.
Turner
J R
JR
Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, U.K.
Sims
J
J
Carroll
D
D
Morgan
R K
RK
Hewitt
J K
JK
D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D012984:Software