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History has demonstrated that the techniques employed in this laboratory exercise often overestimate an individual's actual resting tidal volume. List some reasons why these laboratory techniques might produce abnormally high values for resting tidal volume.

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One possible reason here could be the fact that since the person is being watched while doing this exercise, they might tend to breather deeper than they normally do. Secondly, it may also be because the person is trying to make up for the spit filter and flow meter by breathing harder/sharper than they normally would.

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