Abstract
This study investigated differences in values of manual muscle tests after exposure to congruent and incongruent semantic stimuli. Muscle testing with a computerized dynamometer was performed on the deltoid muscle group of 89 healthy college students after repetitions of congruent (true) and incongruent (false) self-referential statements. The order in which statements were repeated was controlled by a counterbalanced design. The combined data showed that approximately 17% more total force over a 59% longer period of time could be endured when subjects repeated semantically congruent statements (p < .001). Order effects were not significant. Over-all, significant differences were found in muscle-test responses between congruent and incongruent semantic stimuli.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1019-1028 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Perceptual and motor skills |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Sensory Systems