Date of Award:
5-1977
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Keith T. Checketts (Committee Co-Chair), Michael Bertoch (Committee Co-Chair)
Committee
Keith T. Checketts
Committee
Michael Bertoch
Committee
William Dobson
Committee
David Stone
Committee
Richley Crapo
Abstract
The focus of this study was to explore the effects of training with Electromyogram (EMG) feedback relaxation on test anxiety and academic achievement.
Subjects were 60 students from an Introductory Psychology Class who scored highest on the Suinn Test Anxiety Behavior Scale (STABS).
Subjects were divided into three groups: (1) EMG training, (2) Attention, and (3) Control. Treatment was 12 sessions over a six-week period.
A pretest and posttest of the STABS was used as a measure of anxiety with the measure of academic achievement being the first and fourth tests in the Psychology class. Analysis of covariance was used to evaluate the data. No significant difference was found between the adjusted posttest means for anxiety reduction or academic achievement.
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Recommended Citation
Whitley, Donald Maurice II, "The Effect of Electromyogram Training on Test Anxiety and Academic Achievement" (1977). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 5833.
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