Effects of Test-Interruption on Emotional Arousal and Performance

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ID13664756
AuthorsLarry W Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, corresponding author), Therese L Perez (San Antonio, Texas)
Year1972
Volume31
Issue2
Pages559-564
Publication date1972-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1972.31.2.559
PMID5081345
OpenAlexW2090157603
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

78 volunteer Ss designated high or low test-anxious were administered a standard reading test under non-stressful conditions. Group I (Irrelevant interruption) was interrupted by trivial, irritating occurrences; Group II (Relevant interruption) was interrupted by occurrences which appeared to be part of the planned sequence of the experiment; Group III (control) was uninterrupted. Of the 4 situational measures of affect utilized (hostility, anxiety, worry, emotionality), only hostility was significantly aroused by the experimental manipulations and, as expected, this elevation occurred only for the Irrelevant interruption group. All indices of emotional arousal tended to be higher for high than for low test-anxious Ss, but there were no significant interaction effects between anxiety levels and treatment groups. Performance was negatively related to worry and anxiety but was not affected by experimental treatments. Results are discussed within the framework of Mandler's (1964) interruption theory

Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Arousal · Developmental psychology · Emotionality · Hostility · Psychiatry · Test (biology · Test anxiety · Worry · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Communication · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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