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    Subject expectancies, or beliefs about performance, interfere with electromyography (EMG) conditioning. Whether high or low, these expectations blocked the learning of EMG control in this study.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychophysiology
    • Behavioral Neuroscience

    Background:

    • Subject expectancies are well-studied in behavior therapy but underexplored in electromyography (EMG) training.
    • Understanding expectancy effects is crucial for optimizing EMG biofeedback interventions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of subject expectancies on the acquisition of frontal EMG conditioning.
    • To determine if pre-conditioning expectancy sets influence the ability to learn EMG control.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants were assigned to high, low, or no expectancy conditions regarding learning EMG control.
    • Subjects underwent 20 minutes of either contingent or noncontingent EMG feedback for decreases.
    • Electromyography (EMG) activity and subjective states (anxiety, relaxation, frustration) were measured.

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    Main Results:

    • In the absence of expectancy manipulation, contingent EMG feedback led to lower EMG activity than noncontingent feedback.
    • Expectancy sets (high or low) eliminated the differential effects of contingent versus noncontingent feedback.
    • No significant differences in subjective variables were found across groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Subject expectancies, both positive and negative, disrupt the acquisition of conditioned EMG behavior.
    • Expectancy effects appear to override the learning mechanisms in EMG biofeedback.
    • Further research is needed to understand how to mitigate expectancy influences in EMG training.