Overview of Methods Used to Enhance Expectancies – A Systematic Review
Overview of Methods Used to Enhance Expectancies – A Systematic Review

Summary/Abstract: Motor learning is an important part of any sport. Various methods have been used to make motor learning more effective and improve it, and one of them is the enhanced expectancies method. The method assumes that if we induce a feeling in an individual that they can succeed in a task, they will perform better than individuals without the intervention. The main aim of the current systematic review was to explore the methods used to induce enhanced expectancies and to gain greater insight into research on the phenomenon. A total of 25 articles were included in the systematic review. Three main areas of methods used to induce enhanced expectancies emerged - feedback, differing criteria or assignments and visual illusions. Feedback appeared in 14 studies, while differing criteria or assignments and visual illusions each appeared in 8 studies. However, different methods fall under these three groups and are discussed in more depth. Another important finding is the effect of enhanced expectancies on self-efficacy, or other psychological components of the individual, which was found in 11 studies. Overall, research on enhanced expectancies is very diverse and the present review study depicts its forms.

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