Influence of control and physical effort on cardiovascular reactivity to a video game task

SUZANNE E WEINSTEIN; KAREN S QUIGLEY; J. TOBY MORDKOFF

doi:10.1017/S0048577202394083

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Influence of control and physical effort on cardiovascular reactivity to a video game task

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Influence of control and physical effort on cardiovascular reactivity to a video game task

SUZANNE E WEINSTEIN, KAREN S QUIGLEY and J. TOBY MORDKOFF

Psychophysiology, Vol.39(5), pp.591-598

09/2002

DOI: 10.1017/S0048577202394083

PMID: 12236325

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Abstract

This study investigated the influences of both perceived control and physical effort on cardiovascular reactivity. Undergraduates (N = 32) played a video game task interrupted by aversive noise. Perceived control of the noise was manipulated by instructions indicating the presence or absence of a contingency between performance and noise presentations. Physical effort was manipulated by controlling the physical force required to perform the task. There was a significant main effect of control on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and total peripheral resistance (TPR), with both increasing more during low than high control conditions. The results suggest that high perceived control over aversive noise in an effortful task reduces SBP and TPR reactivity relative to low perceived control. The results are consistent with the idea that control buffers the reactivity associated with task performance under aversive conditions.

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Title: Subtitle: Influence of control and physical effort on cardiovascular reactivity to a video game task
Creators: SUZANNE E WEINSTEIN - Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
KAREN S QUIGLEY - Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–New Jersey Medical School and VA Medical Center, East Orange, New Jersey, USA
J. TOBY MORDKOFF - Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Psychophysiology, Vol.39(5), pp.591-598
DOI: 10.1017/S0048577202394083
PMID: 12236325
NLM abbreviation: Psychophysiology
ISSN: 0048-5772
eISSN: 1540-5958
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK
Number of pages: 8
Language: English
Date published: 09/2002
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984002320302771

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