Why the study?
Do repeated laboratory visitations affect resting, working, and recovery heart rates and blood pressure in male college students?
Population
11 male college students
Follow-up
5 consecutive days
Authors
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Single-visit baselines may overestimate HR and BP; leaves open whether habituation protocols are needed for valid physiological data.
Do repeated laboratory visitations affect resting, working, and recovery heart rates and blood pressure in male college students?
Repeated laboratory visitations lead to a decline in heart rate and blood pressure measurements, suggesting habituation is necessary to obtain valid baseline physiological data.
Blair et al. (1971) studied this question.
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