EFFECT OF AN EXTERNAL STRESS ON COMMONALITY OF VERBAL ASSOCIATES

摘要: Summary.-In order to test the effect of an external stress upon commonality verbal association responses 135 srudents were tested under high anxiety and 134 low rest anxiety. More common associative emitted by highly stressed group. A number experiments have or production associates. The results been somewhat inconsistent, however, as some investigators reported increase in while others noted a decrease. Scrutiny these studies does give clue what may be causing apparent inconsistencies. Some selecting Ss who score on measures such Taylor Manifest Anxiety scale MMPI Psychasthenia scale. These are presumed continuous state opposed tests. Buchwald (1959), Davids Eriksen (1955), Kuethe (1961), Smock Thompson (1954), Trapp Kausler ( 1960), Worell (1965 ) all report more uncommon different from high-anxious than low-anxious tasks. only negative finding is that Brody (1964). When one looks at situations which was externally induced via instructional set, picture quite different. Sarason (1959, 1961), for example, used instructions indicating word-association task measure intelligence personality induce stress. He increased associates anxiety-inducing conditions. Wolff 1965) 1965 , using similar instructions, response unaffected instructions. One implication differences manipulations self-produced maintained anxiery, measured inventories, produces variable responses, unaltered responses. This latter statement pertaining produced has not adequately situation natural In following experiment conducted.