Policy conflict and policy change as a function of task characteristics: III. The effects of the distribution of the validities of the cues in the conflict task.

1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berndt Brehmer
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Task Characteristics ◽  
Conflict Task ◽  
Policy Conflict

Strategic Aspects of Numerosity Judgment: The Effect of Task Characteristics

2003 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Luwel ◽  
Lieven Verschaffel ◽  
Patrick Onghena ◽  
Erik De Corte
Keyword(s):  
Task Characteristics ◽  
Numerosity Judgment

Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Reactivity

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Whited ◽  
Kevin T. Larkin
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Cardiovascular Reactivity ◽  
Task Type ◽  
Conflict Task ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Conflicting Evidence ◽  
Blood Pressure Responses

Sex differences in cardiovascular reactivity to stress are well documented, with some studies showing women having greater heart rate responses than men, and men having greater blood pressure responses than women, while other studies show conflicting evidence. Few studies have attended to the gender relevance of tasks employed in these studies. This study investigated cardiovascular reactivity to two interpersonal stressors consistent with different gender roles to determine whether response differences exist between men and women. A total of 26 men and 31 women were assigned to either a traditional male-oriented task that involved interpersonal conflict (Conflict Task) or a traditional female-oriented task that involved comforting another person (Comfort Task). Results demonstrated that women exhibited greater heart rate reactions than men independent of the task type, and that men did not display a higher reactivity than women on any measure. These findings indicate that sex of participant was more important than gender relevance of the task in eliciting sex differences in cardiovascular responding.

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