The effect of fear/non-fear stimuli on trait anxiety to task performance

In this study, the effect of fear stimuli to tast performance on trait anxiety was investigated. It is postulated that if an anxious person receives a certain fear stimulus during any cognitive task, the performance will be interrupted by an activation of danger/threat schemata due to the fear stimulus, and anxiety will be increase even more. According to this hypothesis, the participants were divided two groups: high trait anxiety(highest 25% in the sample) vs. low trait anxiety(lowest 25%). They were demanded typing short sentences and fear or nonfear stimuli were presented in performing the task. The changes in the numbers of error, heart rate, and state anxiety were compared in groups. The results showed that heart rate and the numbers of error were increased in the high trait anxiety group received fear stimuli. However, state anxiety was decreased in contrast to our expectation. It was found that fear stimuli directly affected to heart rate, state anxiety and the numbers of error, while trait anxiety affected to them combined with fear stimuli. Therefore, it is possible that trait anxiety does not have independent effect but works as a moderator.

keywords: 특성불안, 위험/위협 스키마타, 상태불안, Trait anxiety, danger/threat schemata, State anxiety, Trait anxiety, danger/threat schemata, State anxiety

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Vol.10 No.1

The effect of fear/non-fear stimuli on trait anxiety to task performance

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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology