Although peaks and troughs in cognitive performance characterize our daily functioning,
time-of-day fluctuations remain marginally considered in the domain of cognitive psychology …

Sleep inertia is a transitional state of lowered arousal occurring immediately after awakening
from sleep and producing a temporary decrement in subsequent performance. Many factors …

What is the biological function of daily mood variations? What is the relationship between
mood and such factors as exercise, time of day, nutrition, stress, and illness? Drawing on his …

Presents a model to relate the personality dimensions of introversion–extraversion,
achievement motivation, and anxiety to efficient cognitive performance. It is demonstrated …

The present study tested the hypothesis of an additive interaction between intrinsic,
extraneous and germane cognitive load, by manipulating factors of mental workload …

This chapter argues that fatigue is a problem of the management of control rather than of
energy. Thorndike (1900) interpreted fatigue as a problem of doing the right thing, rather …

Research on psychological restoration and restorative environments is a needed
complement to work on stress and environmental stressors. Two laboratory experiments …

Groups of 10 objectively defined insomniacs and age-, sex-and weight-matched normal
sleepers were evaluated on sleep, performance, mood, personality and metabolic measures …

As our society ages, the topic of cognitive aging is becoming increasingly important. This
volume provides an accessible overview of how the cognitive system changes as a function …

This brief review is concerned with how human performance efficiency changes as a
function of time of day. It presents an overview of some of the research paradigms and …