Aerobic Power and Tonic Heart Rate Responses to Psychosocial Stressors

Abstract
The aerobic power of 41 male and 29 female introductory psychology students was measured. They were then subjected to a series of psychosocial stressors. Tonic heart rate was used as the criterion variable. Aerobic power was found to be significantly (p < .001) related to how quickly subjects recovered from stress.