Affiliation:
1. Bennett College
2. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of specific instructions in relaxation and neuromuscular tension control on changes in the performance of a motor test under stress. The motor test was throwing darts at a specific target for speed and accuracy. Stress was induced by a verbal threat of failure. GSR, respiration rate, and EMG recordings were obtained from each S on initial and final tests. The verbal threat produced stress in all Ss ( p = .01). Ss in the exercise control group had a significantly lower respiration rate than the other Ss. The experimental treatment given to the relaxation group did not have a significant influence in reducing neuromuscular tensions during the performance of the motor test.
Subject
Sensory Systems,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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