High and low anxiety groups were selected by the use of the Taylor Manifest-anxiety Scale and their performance was observed in a simple trial-and-error learning situation where either (1) the response highest in the initial response hierarchy was correct, or (2) the response lowest in the initial response hierarchy was correct. It was found that the low anxiety group responded correctly significantly more often than the high anxiety group on the trials where the weaker response was correct and no significant difference was found on those trials in which the stronger response was correct. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)