Repeated Administration Effects on Psychomotor Vigilance Test Performance

[摘要] Study ObjectivesThe Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) is reported to be free of practice effects that can otherwise confound the effects of sleep loss and circadian misalignment on performance. This differentiates the PVT from more complex cognitive tests. To the best of our knowledge, no study has systematically investigated practice effects on the PVT across multiple outcome domains, depending on administration interval, and in ecologically more valid settings.

[学科分类] 生理学

[关键词] alertness;psychomotor vigilance performance;fatigue;sleep deprivation;effects of sleep restriction on cognition and affect