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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"Test Anxiety"”.
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Gender differences in test anxiety
The research regarding overall general test anxiety and sex difference is contradictory at best. There is no clear answer to the research question concerning general test anxiety and sex difference according to the literature. An experiment using the modified Suinn Test Anxiety Behavior Scale …
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The influence of test anxiety on memory
… was to investigate the relationship between test anxiety and memory among a college population (N = 42). Specifically, the goal was to ascertain whether text anxiety had a measurable effect on memory, which was represented by scores on the Nelson-Denny reading comprehension subtest. …
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Test Anxiety, Working Memory and Verbal SAT Performance
… present study examined the relationship between test anxiety, working memory, and verbal SAT performance. Test anxiety negatively affects performance because it decreases working memory space available for processing test information. However, the present study wanted to asses this theory with an …
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Test Anxiety and the Brazilian College Entrance Examination
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Social Facilitation and Test Anxiety in Flight Simulation Training
… an instructor (audience) on task performance and test anxiety levels of an individual during the early stages of flight simulation training. While trends indicated that a stronger performance was achieved by test participants in the no audience, low test anxiety and simple task groups, results …
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Investigating test anxiety and the effects of supportive messages
… underperform on exams due to experiencing high test anxiety. In this dissertation, I present three studies examining how test anxiety affects students taking open-ended computer programming exams and methods to reduce it. In the first study, I conduct a survey to show the prevalence of test …
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An analysis of different aspects of test anxiety in children
Children with high test anxiety are more likely to exhibit performance decrements under evaluative situations, to repeat a grade, and to experience other forms of anxiety and depression than children with low test anxiety. Two types of test anxiety have been proposed for adults: Type A, a …
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The Influence of Spatial Distance Priming on Test Anxiety and Judgments
… examined the effects of distance priming on test anxiety and judgment. Research suggests that individuals’ perceived distance can impact their affect and judgments, which sheds light on the principle of “distance equals safety” (Williams & Bargh, 2008). Taking an exam invokes both cognitive …
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The effects of pre-exam exposure to music on test anxiety
… 7-minute period, all subjects attempted a logic test for 10 minutes. Next, subjects completed the Individual Test Anxiety Assessment by Samuel Parashis. A two-way Analysis of Variance, ANOVA, was conducted on the data collected from the Individual Anxiety Assessment. Although the results were not …
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Effects of Aromatherapy on Test Anxiety and Performance in College Students
<p>Test anxiety is a complex, multidimensional construct composed of cognitive, affective, and behavioral components that have been shown to negatively affect test performance. Furthermore, test anxiety is a pervasive problem in modern society largely related to the evaluative nature of educational …
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The relationship between personality type and the reduction of test anxiety
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Psychology, 1975
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Behavioral inhibition and test anxiety: an empirical investigation of Gray's theory
The effects of test anxiety on behavioral inhibition were examined using three computerized behavioral tasks. High test anxious subjects demonstrated more behavioral inhibition than low test anxious subjects, according to frequency measures on two of the three behavioral tasks. Group differences in …
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Differential treatment of test anxiety utilizing group systematic desensitization and relaxation training
… incidence of those who identified themselves as test anxious, approximately thirty percent indicated that they suffered from test anxiety. The thirty-eight students who agreed to participate in the experiment and were included in the final data analysis were students at Ball State University, …
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A study of rational desensitization therapy on the reduction of test anxiety
… desensitization therapy on the reduction of the test anxiety of college students. The feasibility of this approach to test anxiety reduction was examined by comparing the reduction of anxiety of four experimental groups of subjects with the anxiety reduction of subjects in a control group. …
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An examination of the role of school climate in adolescent test anxiety
… and contextual variables in relation to test anxiety among adolescents. Participants (n=298) were students in grades seven and eight from a middle school in a suburb in southeastern Michigan. Academic self-concept was found to fully mediate the relation between academic performance (as …
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The Relationship Between General Anxiety, Test Anxiety, Race, Sex, and Grade Level
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The effects of rational-emotive counseling upon test anxiety of college students
… of group rational-emotive counseling upon the test anxiety and irrational thinking of college students. Six one-hour counseling sessions were conducted for fifteen volunteer experimental subjects. Fifteen control subjects were obtained by direct request. Test anxiety was measured by the Suinn …
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