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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Jamieson, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Vitassi, Susan A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-06T13:40:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-06T13:40:21Z | |
dc.date.created | 1982 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/2332 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was twofold: to examine the effects of task difficulty and the Type A Behavior Pattern on the inverted-U relationship between stress level (arousal) and performance, and to examine possible Type A/B differences in response to competition. A 2 X 2 factorial design was used in this study. The two factors were the type of task (simple or complex) and the behavior pattern of the subject (Type A or Type B)* Subjects were 60 males from introductory psychology classes at Lakehead University. Three male confederates were employed to act as competitors against experimental subjects. Subjects practiced either a simple (digit letter) task or a complex (colour letter) task for seven trials, and then competed against a confederate on the eighth trial. Tonic heart rate was recorded throughout the study as a physiological measure of stress, pleasantness ratings were obtained as a cognitive, evaluative measure of stress, and performance on the task was recorded as a behavioral measure of stress. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Stress (Psychology) | |
dc.subject | Personality | |
dc.title | Effects of task difficulty and Type A behavior pattern on the inverted-u relationship between stress level and performance | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
etd.degree.name | Master of Arts | |
etd.degree.level | Master | |
etd.degree.discipline | Psychology | |
etd.degree.grantor | Lakehead University | |
Appears in Collections: | Retrospective theses |
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