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This study investigated the impact of restbreak duration upon the recovery patterns of subjects engaged in an analytical task. Eighteen males engaged twice in a five hour analytical task. The subjects received restbreaks every hour. The duration of the restbreaks was 5, 10, or 15 minutes. The results found that the restbreak duration was a significant factor in the recovery patterns of the subjects.
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Huston, T.R., Shell, R.L., Okogbaa, O.G. (1987). An Examination Of The Recovery Value Of Various Restbreak Durations For An Analytical Task. In: Mark, L.S., Warm, J.S., Huston, R.L. (eds) Ergonomics and Human Factors. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4756-2_21
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