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it is possible that vigilance and expectations could impact the task based results of studies on Misophonics

in their 2025 literature review, Savard et all note that Misophonics who expect to get triggered when going into  study might start with a higher baseline arousal then those who don't,. This could impact the ability of the subjects to focus on cognitive tasks and affect baseline physiological measurements in ways not accounted for by experimental designs (Savard & Coffey, 2025)