This study has five chapters, organized in the following manner: (1) Chapter I contains the introduction, statement of the problem, purposes of the study, hypotheses, and significance of the study; (2) Chapter II is a review of the literature; (3) Chapter III is a description of subjects and tests and the procedures for treating the data; (4) Chapter IV contains the statistical technique of the analysis and the findings related to the hypotheses; and, (5) Chapter V consists of the summary, conclusions, and recommendations. The purpose of this study was to determine performance levels in the areas of (1) agility, (2) endurance, (3) reaction time, and (4) strength at high (ninety degrees Fahrenheit) and ideal (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit) environmental temperatures. On the basis of the findings it was concluded that (1) high temperature (ninety degrees Fahrenheit) causes human motor performance to deteriorate, and ideal temperature (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit) causes human motor performance to be improved; (2) the three components which showed a significant difference required more muscular action than did the component (reaction time) which showed no significant difference; (3) the majority of previous findings agree with the present research in respect to agility and reaction time; and (4) results were evenly divided as to the effects of heat on endurance and strength, with present research adding credence to improved performance in ideal temperature.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500632 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Flatt, Donald Lee |
| Contributors | Thomas, L. Fred, Douthitt, John, Williamson, John A., McCallon, Earl |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 68 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Flatt, Donald Lee, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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