This study was an attempt to replicate the findings of earlier research in which conclusions were based on a questionable interpretation of statistical results. A 2 × 2 repeated-measures analysis of covariance did not confirm, as had been previously reported, greater heart-rate recovery for 20 aerobically fit subjects as opposed to 20 unfit subjects following psychosocial stress. Two indices of electrodermal activity and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory responses also were utilized. Only the comparison between groups for Trait Anxiety was statistically significant.
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