Stress, anxiety, and cognitive interference: reactions to tests.
@article{Sarason1984StressAA, title={Stress, anxiety, and cognitive interference: reactions to tests.}, author={Irwin G. Sarason}, journal={Journal of personality and social psychology}, year={1984}, volume={46 4}, pages={ 929-38 } }
The nature of test anxiety and its relationships to performance and cognitive interference are analyzed from the standpoint of attentional processes. A new instrument to assess dimensions of reactions to tests is presented, and its psychometric properties are described. The scales of the Reactions to Tests questionnaire (Worry, Tension, Test-Irrelevant Thinking, Bodily Symptoms) were compared with regard to intellective performance and cognitive interference. The results were consistent with…
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