Heart rate deceleration after erroneous responses: A phenomenon complicating the use of heart rate variability for assessing mental load
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In an eight-choice reaction task, the influence of erroneous responses upon the temporary changes in the level of heart rate (HR) was studied. It was shown that after errors there was a short-term deceleration of the HR-level, while after correct responses an accelerating tendency was found. This phenomenon has to be regarded as an additional source of fluctuations of the HR-level. Therefore, it has to be taken into account when suppression of sinus arrhythmia is used for assessing the level of mental load. © 1971 Springer-Verlag.
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TNO Identifier
227241
ISSN
03400727
Source
Psychologische Forschung, 35(1), pp. 27-34.
Pages
27-34
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