Stress effects on skill.
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Vol. 74 (4, Pt.1) , 460-465
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0024776
Abstract
DURING 60 1-HR ACQUISITION TRIALS ON A RIFLE-MARKSMANSHIP TASK, 20 HIGH-SCHOOL MALES ENCOUNTERED LOW STRESS WHILE ANOTHER 20 SS ENCOUNTERED HIGH STRESS. SUBSEQUENTLY, ALL SS RECEIVED 24 TRANSFER TRIALS, 1/2 OF EACH GROUP OPERATING UNDER UNCHANGED STRESS LEVELS AND 1/2 UNDER REVERSED STRESS LEVELS. THE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT STRESS AFFECTS TRANSFER PERFORMANCE THROUGH STIMULUS GENERALIZATION, ACQUISITION SKILL LEVEL, AND DIRECTLY. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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