Decision Outcomes in Sport: Influence of Type and Level of Stress

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Teri J. Hepler ◽  
Matt Andre
Keyword(s):  
Color Word ◽  
Mental Arithmetic ◽  
Physical Stress ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Decision Quality ◽  
Decision Outcomes ◽  
Word Task ◽  
Physical Level ◽  
Decision Speed ◽  
Moderate Stress

In two experiments, the authors investigated the influence of stress type (i.e., low/no stress, mental, and physical), level (i.e., low, moderate, and high), and Type × Level interaction on intuitive decision frequency, decision quality, and decision speed. Participants were exposed to mental (i.e., color word task, mental arithmetic) and/or physical stress (i.e., running) and then required to make decisions regarding videotaped offensive situations in basketball. Intuitive decision frequency, decision quality, and decision speed were measured for each trial. Study 1 used a between-subjects design whereby 20 participants were randomly assigned to each of the five stress conditions. Results revealed that moderate stress was associated with faster decisions. Study 2 replicated the design and aim of Study 1 using a within-subject methodology (n = 42). Results suggested that moderate stress levels produced better, faster decisions. In conclusion, moderate levels of stress were associated with the most desirable decision outcomes.

Do the processing speed index and working memory index of the WAIS-IV predict performance on the Stroop Color-Word task?

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Yassin ◽  
Kayla Spengler ◽  
Jared S. Link ◽  
Corrine Babika ◽  
Victoria Sterk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Color Word ◽  
Processing Speed Index ◽  
Word Task

scholarly journals Correlating cognition and cortical excitability with pain in fibromyalgia: a case control study

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikas Kumar Tiwari ◽  
Srishti Nanda ◽  
Suvercha Arya ◽  
Uma Kumar ◽  
Ratna Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Color Word ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Corticomotor Excitability ◽  
Word Task ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Background Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal symptoms, primarily attributed to sensitization of somatosensory system carrying pain. Few reports have investigated the impact of fibromyalgia symptoms on cognition, corticomotor excitability, sleepiness, and the sleep quality — all of which can deteriorate the quality of life in fibromyalgia. However, the existing reports are underpowered and have conflicting directions of findings, limiting their generalizability. Therefore, the present study was designed to compare measures of cognition, corticomotor excitability, sleepiness, and sleep quality using standardized instruments in the recruited patients of fibromyalgia with pain-free controls. Methods Diagnosed cases of fibromyalgia were recruited from the Rheumatology department for the cross-sectional, case-control study. Cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination, Stroop color-word task), corticomotor excitability (Resting motor threshold, Motor evoked potential amplitude), daytime sleepiness (Epworth sleepiness scale), and sleep quality (Pittsburgh sleep quality index) were studied according to the standard procedure. Results Thirty-four patients of fibromyalgia and 30 pain-free controls were recruited for the study. Patients of fibromyalgia showed decreased cognitive scores (p = 0.05), lowered accuracy in Stroop color-word task (for color: 0.02, for word: 0.01), and prolonged reaction time (< 0.01, < 0.01). Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients were found (< 0.01) and worsened sleep quality (< 0.01) were found. Parameters of corticomotor excitability were comparable between patients of fibromyalgia and pain-free controls. Conclusions Patients of fibromyalgia made more errors, had significantly increased reaction time for cognitive tasks, marked daytime sleepiness, and impaired quality of sleep. Future treatment strategies may include cognitive deficits and sleep disturbances as an integral part of fibromyalgia management.

The Stroop Color‐Word task as a measure of selective attention: Efficiency in the elderly

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Vakil ◽  
Rachel Manovich ◽  
Esther Ramati ◽  
Haya Blachstein
Keyword(s):  
Selective Attention ◽  
Color Word ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Word Task

Is Weaker Inhibition Associated with Supernatural Beliefs?

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce M. Hood ◽  
Marjaana Lindeman ◽  
Tapani Riekki
Keyword(s):  
Color Word ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Word Task ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Supernatural Beliefs ◽  
Sorting Test

AbstractAdults identified as believers and sceptics based on self-reports from a supernatural beliefs scale were assessed on two measures of inhibition; the Stroop Color‐Word Task and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). Both groups were of equal educational status and background. However, believers made significantly more errors than sceptics on all subscales of the WCST but were equivalent in performance on the Stroop measure. This finding is consistent with the idea that supernatural beliefs in adults are related to some types of inhibitory control.

scholarly journals Cell-free DNA release under psychosocial and physical stress conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Hummel ◽  
E. Hessas ◽  
S. Müller ◽  
T. Beiter ◽  
M. Fisch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Stress ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Cell Free Dna ◽  
Free Dna ◽  
Dna Release

Effects of Predictable and Unpredictable Auditory Stimuli on Selective Attention

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Derick M. Kiger
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Color Word ◽  
Auditory Stimuli ◽  
Normal Male ◽  
Normal Female ◽  
School Students ◽  
Repeated Measures Analysis ◽  
Word Task

6 normal male and 10 normal female high school students completed two versions of the Stroop Color-Word Task in the presence of predictable and unpredictable auditory stimuli. Selective attention was hypothesized to be facilitated by predictable auditory stimuli and unaffected or hindered by unpredictable auditory stimuli. A one-factor repeated-measures analysis of variance showed selective attention was facilitated significantly by the predictable auditory stimuli on a paced version of the Stroop Color-Word Task.

Impulsivity measures do not predict relapse in pathological gamblers

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 23-23
Author(s):  
B. De Wilde ◽  
B. Sabbe ◽  
W. Hulstijn ◽  
G. Dom
Keyword(s):  
Iowa Gambling Task ◽  
Color Word ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Pathological Gamblers ◽  
Longitudinal Outcome ◽  
Substance Dependent ◽  
Word Task ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact

Background and objectivesPathological gamblers (PG) are often compared to substance dependent patients. Analogous to research into relapse into chemical addictions, a longitudinal outcome design was created to evaluate the impact of impulsivity measures on one-year relapse of pathological gamblers.MethodsTwenty-two PG without comorbid substance use disorders and 31 healthy controls (HC) were compared on measures of impulsivity (Baratt Impulsiveness Scale, Delay Discounting Task, Iowa Gambling Task, Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaires, Stroop Color Word Task). The associations between these impulsivity measures and one-year relapse of pathological gambling were examined.ResultsPG_Abstainers (N = 9) had a later age of onset and gambled for a shorter period than PG_Non-abstainers (N = 13). The PG groups did not differ in impulsivity measures. Healthy controls and PG differed on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and the Stroop Color Word Task, but not on the other impulsivity measures.DiscussionThe present data show that PG are not always impulsive and that gambling histories, rather than impulsivity measures, predict one-year relapse.

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