RELATIONSHIP OF ANXIETY TO LEARNING FROM FILMS,

Abstract

Four hundred and eighty students were tested to determine how well they learned from films under various degrees of motivation to learn. One group of students was given instructions to decrease motivation to learn, a second group was given neutral instructions, and a third group was given motivational instructions. The use of mildly motivational instructions consistently resulted in higher scores on the test of film content. Positive motivation gave better results than negative motivation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1951
Accession Number
AD0640879

Entities

People

  • Philip Ash
  • Sarah G. Allison

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Human Behavior
  • Instructions
  • Learning
  • Motivation

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.