The present investigation was a follow-up to a recent study by Traub and May (1983). They examined the effects of false failure feedback on biofeedback and cognitive performance. In one sample, false failure biofeedback lead to enhanced performance on a subsequent veridical biofeedback relaxation task. In the other sample, unsolvable arithmetic problems lead to impaired performance on a later solvable arithmetic task. In both cases, the results were attributed to a reduction of effort. / In the present study, both the biofeedback and arithmetic tasks were combined into one larger sample. Although the results were in the same direction as reported by Traub and May (1983), they were not statistically significant. In further analyses, it was found that self-esteem and level of depression interacted with pretreatment experience in determining the amount of effort expended in the subsequent tasks. Finally, a series of correlational analyses supported the hypothesis that as effort expenditure increases, cognitive performance increases and the ability to relax with biofeedback decreases. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-09, Section: B, page: 3087. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75423 |
| Contributors | TRAUB, GARY STUART., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 155 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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