Related Experiment Video

Updated: Sep 25, 2026

The Successive Alleys Test of Anxiety in Mice and Rats

The Successive Alleys Test of Anxiety in Mice and Rats

Published on: June 17, 2013

The Influence of Math Anxiety, Math Performance, Worry, and Test Anxiety on the Iowa Gambling Task and Balloon

Melissa T Buelow¹, Wesley R Barnhart²

¹The Ohio State University at Newark, OH, USA buelow.11@osu.edu.

|August 28, 2015

Abstract:

Multiple studies have shown that performance on behavioral decision-making tasks, such as the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), is influenced by external factors, such as mood. However, the research regarding the influence of worry is mixed, and no research has examined the effect of math or test anxiety on these tasks. The present study investigated the effects of anxiety (including math anxiety) and math performance on the IGT and BART in a sample of 137 undergraduate students. Math performance and worry were not correlated with performance on the IGT, and no variables were correlated with BART performance. Linear regressions indicated math anxiety, physiological anxiety, social concerns/stress, and test anxiety significantly predicted disadvantageous selections on the IGT during the transition from decision making under ambiguity to decision making under risk. Implications for clinical evaluation of decision making are discussed.

Keywords:

Balloon Analogue Risk Task Iowa Gambling Task decision making math math anxiety test anxiety worry

More Related Videos

Using the Threat Probability Task to Assess Anxiety and Fear During Uncertain and Certain Threat

Using the Threat Probability Task to Assess Anxiety and Fear During Uncertain and Certain Threat

Published on: September 12, 2014

Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance

Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance

Published on: July 19, 2017

Related Concept Videos

Stereotype Threat and Self-fulfilling Prophecies

Stereotype Threat and Self-fulfilling Prophecies

When we hold a stereotype about a person, we have expectations that he or she will fulfill that stereotype. A self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation held by a person that alters his or her behavior in a way that tends to make it true. When we hold stereotypes about a person, we tend to treat the person according to our expectations. This treatment can influence the person to act according to our stereotypic expectations, thus confirming our stereotypic beliefs. Research by Rosenthal and...

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

What does the "perfect man" look like? An exploratory Q-methodology study on male appearance ideals among Chinese college students.

Body image·2026

The Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale: Validation in a U.S. cisgender adult sample and measurement invariance across U.S. and Chinese samples.

Body image·2026

Smartphone Ownership and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence.

JAMA network open·2026

Associations between intuitive eating and health behaviors and physical health in U.S. adults.

Journal of behavioral medicine·2026

Examining the associations of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness with eating disorder symptoms in Chinese gender-diverse adults: The mixed role of appearance congruence.

Body image·2026

Which distinct body image concerns and emotion dysregulation dimensions predict the onset and persistence of disordered eating behaviors among Iranian adolescents? A longitudinal study.

Body image·2026

See all related articles