Interfering and facilitating effects of test anxiety.
- 1 March 1960
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Vol. 60 (2) , 205-212
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0040568
Abstract
Performance on a conceptual task (embedded figures) varying in difficulty was related to levels of anxiety and intelligence. “The results . . . were interpreted as supporting the thesis that the effect of anxiety on performance, whether facilitating or interfering, is mediated primarily by defensive reactions to the anxiety . . ‥ [and] that the differential effects of anxiety upon performance may vary systematically depending upon both intelligence level and type of task and instructions.” (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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