Question

Wendy wants to know if a new sports drink improves physical performance. The number of push-ups each participant can complete in 1 minute is recorded first. The participants are then given 8 ounces of the sports drink, and the number of push-ups completed in 1 minute is recorded again. Wendy finds that the number of push-ups completed is less after consuming the new sports drink. This finding is likely the result of a ________ effect.

Answer 1

Fatigue

Step-by-step explanation:

Fatigue effect is when an individual's performance declines as a result of prolonged and demanding performance of a task. The individual becomes tired or bored with the activity.

In this scenario the participants had already done some pushups for one minute before taking the energy drink. The reduction in performance after taking the energy drink can be attributed to fatigue from doing the first set of pushups.

A better study would have allowed a time of recuperation in between bouts of pushups.