Hypothesis 2 was not supported by the results obtained.
Contrary to prior belief, degradation in task performance as timein-
suit increased was not found. One plausible explanation for
the lack of correlation between time-in-suit and performance
might be a limitation of the study and its inability to capture the
real-world scenario and effect of the suit. Another possible reason
could be the unrealistic nature of the controlled environment and
conditions. Being in an actual crisis situation might entail one or