| Autor: |
Rule, Brendan Gail, Sandilands, Mark L., Rule, B G, Sandilands, M L |
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Journal of Personality; Sep69, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p460-467, 8p |
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It has generally been found that stress produces decrements in the task performance of high-test-anxious persons. The original interpretation for this finding holds that stress increases the frequency of interfering incorrect responses. However, other internal self-oriented responses such as lack of confidence and feelings of inadequacy, which affect the performance of the test-anxious person. In a conformity study, researchers specifically manipulated these internal, self-oriented responses. Although they found that high-test-anxious persons conformed more than did low-test-anxious persons, theft confidence manipulations, which were effective, did not produce any differential effects for conformity. The use of a conformity task in studying the performance of test-anxious persons stems, in part, from the notion that group pressure on an individual leads to doubt concerning his own thoughts and to feelings of dejection, both of which enhance susceptibility to influence. Finding of a positive relationship between test anxiety and persuasibility affirms this notion to some extent. |
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Complementary Index |
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