The effects of different thermal environmental conditions on the performance of automatic and controlled processes
This research investigated the effect of four thermal environmental conditions on the performance of automatic and controlled processes. The environmental conditions included temperature and relative humidity combinations of (1) 25°C with 60% r.h., (2) 33°C with 38% r.h., (3) 33°C with 66% r.h.,...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41364 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03032009-040645/ |
| Summary: | This research investigated the effect of four thermal environmental conditions on
the performance of automatic and controlled processes. The environmental conditions
included temperature and relative humidity combinations of (1) 25°C with 60% r.h.,
(2) 33°C with 38% r.h., (3) 33°C with 66% r.h., and (4) 33°C with 92% r.h . These
combinations corresponded to vapor pressures of 15 mm Hg, 15 mm Hg, 25 mm Hg,
and 35 mm Hg respectively.
<p>To analyze the data from both the automatic and the controlled processing task,
data were transformed to an equivalent scale using proportion scores. F-values well
below 1 indicated that variability dominated the experiment. Type of processing was the
only significant factor in the experiment.
<p>Upon analyzing each task separately, it was discovered that the major source of
variability was the controlled processing task. The automatic processing task had no
significant main effects or interactions. The three levels of vapor pressure were almost
found to be significantly different (Pr> F=O.07). All analyses of the controlled
processing task were dominated by variability.
<p>A larger sample size would be needed to find statistically significant differences
in observed means and standard deviations. Power analyses indicate hundreds, and in
some cases even thousands, more subjects would need to be run for the controlled
processing task or proportion score analyses. Although fewer subjects are needed for the
automatic processing task, the power of the experiment was very low.
<p>Future researchers are advised to improve or replace the controlled processing
task and to use more subjects. In addition, the variability of the experiment should be
reduced by (1) choosing a more homogeneous group of subjects, (2) providing an
incentive to the subjects to provide a constant level of effort, and (3) using more extreme
environmental conditions. === Master of Science |
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