Muscle test comparisons of congruent and incongruent self-referential statements.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1999
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.
Volume
88
Issue
3 Pt 1
First Page
1019
Last Page
1028
ISSN
0031-5125
Published In/Presented At
Monti, D. A., Sinnott, J., Marchese, M., Kunkel, E. J., & Greeson, J. M. (1999). Muscle test comparisons of congruent and incongruent self-referential statements. Perceptual and motor skills, 88(3 Pt 1), 1019–1028. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1999.88.3.1019
PubMedID
10407911
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article