| dc.description.abstract | the purpose of this study was twofold: to examine
the effects of task difficulty and the type a behavior
pattern on the inverted-u relationship between stress level
(arousal) and performance, and to examine possible type
a/b differences in response to competition.
a 2 x 2 factorial design was used in this study. the
two factors were the type of task (simple or complex) and
the behavior pattern of the subject (type a or type b)*
subjects were 60 males from introductory psychology classes
at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
. three male confederates were employed
to act as competitors against experimental subjects. subjects
practiced either a simple (digit letter) task or a complex
(colour letter) task for seven trials, and then competed against
a confederate on the eighth trial.
tonic heart rate was recorded throughout the study as
a physiological measure of stress, pleasantness ratings were
obtained as a cognitive, evaluative measure of stress, and
performance on the task was recorded as a behavioral measure
of stress. | |
