Article ID: | iaor20091267 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 26 |
Issue: | 7 |
Start Page Number: | 761 |
End Page Number: | 773 |
Publication Date: | May 2008 |
Journal: | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Authors: | Edmonds William A., Tenenbaum Gershon, Mann Derek T.Y., Johnson Michael, Kamata Akihito |
Keywords: | performance |
The foundation of this study was based on an idiosyncratic concept, which uses probabilistic determinations to verify the utility and effectiveness of a biofeedback intervention by manipulating affective performance states in a race-car simulator. Nine males completed five separate time-trials of a simulated racing task and were then randomly assigned to one of three arousal regulation treatment conditions: (1) optimal, (2) poor, and (3) attention control. Following the biofeedback intervention, participants underwent another series of race trials to determine the effectiveness of the arousal regulation intervention. The results indicated that there were relative similarities in the strength and direction of the perceived and physiological states between the participants.