Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Hagopian, Louis Peter
URN	etd-10122005-134424
Title	Behavioral inhibition and test anxiety : an empirical investigation of Gray's theory
Degree	PhD
Department	Psychology
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Ollendick, Thomas H. Committee Chair Finney, Jack W. Committee Member Franchina, Joseph J. Committee Member Hamilton, David Committee Member Jones, Russell T. Committee Member
Keywords	Inhibition Test anxiety Anxiety
Date of Defense	1991-04-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract The effects of test anxiety on behavioral inhibition were examined using three computerized behavioral tasks. High test anxious subjects demonstrated more behavioral inhibition than low test anxious subjects, according to frequency measures on two of the three behavioral tasks. Group differences in latency measures were not found, however. High test anxious subjects reported higher levels of state anxiety than low test anxious subjects. Increased behavioral inhibition was greater for the Punishment condition, which involved the loss of points and negative audio-visual feedback for incorrect responses, than for the Non-Reward condition. Contrary to initial predictions, group differences were found to be greater in the Non-Reward condition than in the Punishment condition.
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