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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 reviewedOsterhouse, Robert A. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1972
This study compared the effectiveness of systematic desensitization and training in efficient study methods for reducing test anxiety among subjects selected on the basis of two types of self reported anxiety. Desensitization offered more promise as a treatment method for test anxiety than did training in study skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Desensitization, Student Problems
