测验压力对高考试焦虑大学生工作记忆容量的影响

Effects of Test Pressure on Working Memory Capacity in College Students with High Test Anxiety

目的:考察测验压力对高考试焦虑大学生的工作记忆容量的影响。方法:创设高压力和低压力的测验情境,分别测试高、低考试焦虑大学生的工作记忆容量。结果:高压力测验情境下被试的状态焦虑水平显著升高;高考试焦虑被试在高压力情境下工作记忆容量显著降低,而低考试焦虑被试的工作记忆容量在两种实验条件下差异不显著。结论:高测验压力会损害高考试焦虑大学生的工作记忆容量。

Objective： To explore the effects of experimental pressure on working memory capacity in college students with high test anxiety. Methods： College students were tested under high and low pressure experimental condition. Re- suits： Subjects with high and low test anxiety both showed significantly increased state anxiety under high pressure experi- mental condition, but only high test anxiety subjects showed significantly reduced working memory capacity under high pressure situation. Conclusion： Working memory capacity of high test anxiety college students is influenced by high test pressure.