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Behavioural and physiological effects of cigarette smoking in a monotonous situation

โœ Scribed by Marianne Frankenhaeuser; Anna-Lisa Myrsten; Birgitta Post; Gunn Johansson

Book ID
104758026
Publisher
Springer
Year
1971
Tongue
English
Weight
365 KB
Volume
22
Category
Article
ISSN
0033-3158

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โœฆ Synopsis

Sustained performance in a visual reaction time test was examined in 12 moderate smokers. In a control condition without smoking, efficiency decreased over time. In a condition, where 3 cigarettes were smoked at 20-rain intervals, the subjects were able to maintain their initial level of performance throughout the session, mean reaction times being significantly shorter in the smoking than in the control condition~ Smoking produced a significant increase in adrenaline excretion and heart rate.

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