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Restricted environmental stimulation technique improves human performance: rifle marksmanship

A Barabasz1, M Barabasz, J Bauman

  • 1Attentional Processes Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-2131.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|June 1, 1993
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Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST) significantly improved rifle marksmanship. Participants using dry flotation REST showed higher scores than those using relaxation, suggesting REST enhances performance beyond simple relaxation.

Area of Science:

  • Human Performance
  • Psychophysiology
  • Sensory Deprivation

Background:

  • Previous research on Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST) for human performance enhancement was confounded by relaxation and guided imagery.
  • Dry flotation REST involves subjects floating in a salt-water-filled bladder within a sound-attenuated, light-free chamber.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of dry flotation REST on rifle marksmanship.
  • To differentiate the performance enhancement effects of REST from mere relaxation.

Main Methods:

  • A dry flotation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST) was employed.
  • Participants included 9 men and 3 women in a rifle marksmanship training course.
  • Matched controls (9 men and 3 women) were exposed to relaxation techniques.

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Main Results:

  • Participants exposed to dry flotation REST demonstrated significantly higher rifle marksmanship scores compared to the relaxation control group.
  • Only the REST group exhibited significant pre- to posttest improvement in marksmanship scores.
  • These findings suggest REST's benefits extend beyond relaxation induction.

Conclusions:

  • Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST) positively impacts human performance, specifically in rifle marksmanship.
  • The results support the hypothesis that REST potentiates internally generated imagery, leading to performance improvements.
  • REST's effects on performance appear to transcend simple relaxation or hypnotic induction.