It was predicted that verbalization of prose materials would produce greater anxiety but would also result in greater retention of the passages, that prior knowledge of the verbalization requirement would lead to better retention, and that induced expectancy to verbalize would result in better retention than would no expectancy. Results indicated…

This paper examines facts and faults of some of the relevant research concerning abortion and its psychological effects. The paper notes that because of research design flaws, conclusions are tentative at best. However, it is concluded that research suggests or indicates: (1) women primarily experience relief and few negative psychological…

A parallel was recognized between a biblical view of optimal human functioning and five correlates to self-actualization (moral development, positive attitude toward death, positive interpersonal relationships, low level of anxiety, religious participation). A review of the relevant empirical literature yielded mixed conclusions. The studies which…

The purpose of this bibliography is to give coaches a better understanding of what determines competitive stress in athletes and of how this anxiety relates to performance. Research and studies pertaining to factors related to pregame and postgame competitive stress were investigated as well as the validity and reliability of tests used to measure…

This dissertation investigated the levels of self esteem, general anxiety, and test anxiety, and their inter-relationships among white, black, and Spanish surnamed students in grades nine through twelve. The relationships of sex and grade levels to these variables were also examined. A group of 2,448 students from two public high schools were…

This study investigated the relationship between rate of information processing and critical reading and the anciallary effect of anxiety on the two variables. A tenth grade sample, consisting of 52 fast readers and 52 slow readers, was identified. All subjects in the sample had intelligence quotients of 120 or higher and vocabulary and…

A sample of 352 students in a college public speaking course participated in a study of the relationship of speech anxiety to public speaking experience, sex, and academic ability. Analysis of results indicated that previous public speaking experience was related to reduced levels of speech anxiety. Neither sex nor academic ability was related to…

The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the relationships between self-esteem and general anxiety and test anxiety by sex and by grade level for a matched sample of white and black young adolescent students in a racially integrated school setting. Various tests were administered to the entire student population of the East Aurora,…

The reading performances of high- and low-anxiety third- and fifth-grade pupils were compared. Cloze tests of reading comprehension were constructed using narrative and expository prose of varying levels of difficulty. For the third-grade sample, high-anxiety students scored significantly higher on both narrative and expository materials; sex…

This study develops a self-report inventory of public speaking apprehension that establishes measures of content, construct, and predictive validity. An item pool was generated by students that were anxious about giving speeches, and the resulting instrument was then administered to the general student population and factor analyzed. Each factor…

Hypotheses derived from Hull-Spence learning theory were tested in an investigation of the interactions of anxiety, intelligence, and classroom structure. After pretesting using the Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test and the Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (CMAS), the 324 sixth graders and seventh graders were assigned to one of the eight…

Research has compared employed and non-employed women in the areas of depression, reported psychological problems, alienation, role conflict, marital problems, life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and anxiety. A review of this research generally revealed no differences between employed and non-employed women. Those studies which reported…

The major purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if electroencephalographic (EEG) auditory biofeedback training combined with Open Focus relaxation therapy would increase alpha-brain-wave production in highly anxious freshman university students who were also deficient in reading skills. The subjects for the study were 15 volunteer…

In this study, Hull's Drive Theory was applied to a test of the effects of general anxiety and situational stress upon speakers' lexical diversity, speaking rate, speaking time, and evaluations made of the speakers' ability. Recordings of speeches made by 122 individuals were rated by three judges on scales measuring central idea and analysis,…

This study was designed to determine the relationships of student anxiety and dependency to the effects of teaching structure on the acquisition of science knowledge and processes within inductive/discovery learning. Teaching structure refers to the relative amounts of teacher and/or student control within the tasks. Randomly assigned fifth- and…