Divergent thinking in groups during cold-water immersion is impaired by cold stress not the cold shock response
Results suggest that the ability to engage in divergent thinking is relatively preserved in the critical ~10-min window although skin cooling may bias attention toward the cold stress impacting task performance. Furthermore, subjective reports of the severity of the initial gasp tracked with peak heart rate demonstrating potential utility of subjective responses in the absence of respiratory measurements.
Authors
- Timothy L. Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6085-7677)
- Rebecca McClintock
- Matthew Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-8331)
- Douglas M. Jones
- Rebecca S. Weller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9301-2003)
- Nathaniel Barr
- Max Kailler Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4429-4867)
- Tony Duong
Institutions
- Leidos (United States) (US)
- Naval Health Research Center (US)
- Sheridan College (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1512011
- Primary Topic
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Office of Naval Research