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A Direct Comparison of the Effects of the Quiet Room and Water Immersion Isolation Techniques
Author(s) -
Forgays, And Donald G.,
Mcclure Gary N.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1974.tb00553.x
Subject(s) - quiet , immersion (mathematics) , psychology , heart rate , audiology , statistics , social psychology , chemistry , mathematics , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , blood pressure , pure mathematics
The present study compares in the same subjects ( S s) the effects of two isolation environments, the quiet room and the water‐immersion procedure. Total endurance time in the respective environments, heart rate, and subjective time estimates were the dependent variables. Data on 5 male and 5 female young adult S s are presented. With voluntary termination possible at any time, S s spent an average of over 5 1/4 hrs in the room and 4 1/2 hrs in the tank. These S s underestimate the time spent in the room but overestimate the time spent under water. The average heart rate in the room is about 67 bpm while that in the tank is about 81 bpm. All of these differences are statistically reliable. These results support the position that the water‐immersion technique of isolation is a more stressful procedure than the more generally used room technique. The S appears to be more aroused or alerted in the tank than he is in the room.