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Examination stress and performance on a color-word interference test.

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    Perceptual and Motor Skills
    |October 1, 1979
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    Anxiety about exams increases interference in the Stroop color-word task. Higher student anxiety correlated with greater interference, suggesting a potential performance-based stress index.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Stress Research

    Background:

    • The Stroop color-word task measures cognitive interference.
    • Word characteristics can influence Stroop task performance.
    • Exam anxiety is a common stressor for students.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how exam-related word stimuli affect Stroop task performance.
    • To explore the relationship between student anxiety levels and cognitive interference.
    • To assess the potential of the Stroop task as a measure of anxiety.

    Main Methods:

    • 38 final-year students participated.
    • Participants completed a Stroop color-word task using exam-themed words.
    • Interference was measured by response delay compared to a control word set.
    • Student anxiety levels related to examinations were assessed.

    Main Results:

    • Exam-themed words caused significantly greater interference (response delay) than control words.
    • Higher levels of examination anxiety in students correlated with increased Stroop interference.
    • A performance-based index of anxiety reaction was observed.

    Conclusions:

    • The Stroop color-word task is sensitive to anxiety-provoking stimuli.
    • Exam anxiety can impair cognitive control, as evidenced by increased Stroop interference.
    • This task offers a potential tool for measuring psychological stress responses in research settings.

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