An Examination of Experimentally-Manipulated Enacted Support Upon Cognitive Performance and Cognitive Interference

This study examined the effects of enacted negative, neutral, and positive support and gender on cognitive performance, cognitive interference, and task attribution. An experimenter explained to participants how to perform the anagram task, gave a stress-arousal statement and a statement of negative, neutral, or positive enacted support. A manipulation check indicated that participants perceived levels of support appropriately. However, type of enacted support had no significant influence upon cognitive performance or cognitive interference. Little evidence was found supporting the influence of enacted support on task attributions. Those participants who received positive support found the task more boring than those who received neutral suport. Gender was related to cognitive performance, as females outperformed males.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

1996

Author dc:creator

• McCool, Robert

Contributors dc:contributor

• David Lutz

• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• © Robert McCool

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/903

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1904