EFFECTS OF STRESS ON STATE ANXIETY AND PERFORMANCE IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEARNING.
Abstract
The study tested hypotheses about the effects of anxiety on learning derived from drive and trait-state anxiety theory. The effects of stress on state anxiety (A-State) and on performance in a computer-assisted learning task were investigated for female introductory college students who differed in anxiety proneness (A-Trait). The Ss were selected on the basis of extreme scores on the A-trait scale of the state-trait anxiety inventory. Stress was induced by feedback concerning performance on a mathematical learning task which was presented by an IBM system. In the stress condition, Ss received negative feedback about performance. The Ss in the nonstress condition were given a brief rest period in place of the negative feedback. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0702125
Entities
People
- Harold F. O'neil Jr.
Organizations
- Florida State University