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Title
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The effects of performance enhancement training on attention, emotion, and personality styles.
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Identifier
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AAI9986307
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identifier
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9986307
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Creator
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Burshteyn, Dmitry.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Ching-tse Lee
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Date
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2000
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Experimental | Psychology, Personality
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of performance enhancement alpha-increase training on human attention, brainwave patterns, personality styles, positive affect, self-esteem, and life-satisfaction. Three experiments were conducted to investigate the aforementioned issues. The results of the first experiment indicated that training resulted in statistically significant improvement on measures of reaction time, F(1,9) = 34.99, p < .0001, and reaction time variability, F(1,18) = 10.46, p < .005, for the experimental group. The second experiment indicated that in addition to an increase in alpha in the posterior region of the brain, (Pz), F(1,7) = 72.84, p < .001, the training also produced a simultaneous increase in alpha (8--13 Hz) in the anterior region of the brain, (F4), F(1,14) = 17.62, p < .001. The third experiment resulted in statistically significant changes in personality styles measures of thinking, F(1,9) = 15.007, p < .004, and modifying, F(1,9) = 10.852, p < .009, as well as in measures of life satisfaction, F(1,9) = 22.157, p < .001, positive affect F(1,9) = 28.43, p < .001, and self-esteem, F(1,9) = 29.79, p < .001.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
