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Peer reviewedMeichenbaum, Donald H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1972
A group cognitive modification treatment was effective in significantly reducing test anxiety as assessed by (a) test performance, (b) self-reports and (c) grade point average. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Desensitization
Peer reviewedHolroyd, Kenneth A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
This study assessed the comparative effectiveness of cognitive, arousal reduction, and combined cognitive and arousal reduction treatments for test anxiety. Results indicated cognitive therapy was more effective in reducing anxiety in the analogue testing situation and improving grade point average than other treatment and control procedures.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedNaveh-Benjamin, Moshe – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
To investigate whether there are 2 types of test-anxious students, those with poor study skills and those with difficulties in retrieving material, study skills training or anxiety desensitization were provided to 84 high test-anxious university students in Israel. Results support the theory of two types of test-anxious students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Desensitization
