The Effect of Physical Work on a Subsequent Fine Manipulative Task
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ergonomics
- Vol. 21 (11) , 939-944
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00140137808931799
Abstract
An experiment is described where the effect of physical work upon subsequent fine manipulative work was investigated. The physical work involved wrist and forearm flexion (holding a 7 kg weight) 15 times and cycling on a bicycle ergometer at a load of 900 kpm [kilopound meter] min-1 for 5 min. Subjects'' performance on a modified Purdue Pegboard task was compared before and after work sessions. Fine manipulative work is apparently disrupted immediately after work with the hands. The effect dissipates over 30 min of testing.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- The Purdue Pegboard: norms and studies of reliability and validity.Journal of Applied Psychology, 1948