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Direct linkSarigiannidis, Ioannis; Kirk, Peter A.; Roiser, Jonathan P.; Robinson, Oliver J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2020
Anxiety alters how we perceive the world and can alter aspects of cognitive performance. Prominent theories of anxiety suggest that the effect of anxiety on cognition is due to anxious thoughts "overloading" limited cognitive resources, competing with other processes. If this is so, then a cognitive load manipulation should impact…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Time Perspective
Download full textCurl, Krista – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2008
In this outcomes study (N=40), changes in stress levels were compared across two participant conditions for a period of artistic activity with a cognitive focus on either a personally stressful or positive situation. Results indicated that participants in the positive-focus condition demonstrated a significant decrease in stress, whereas…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Stress Management, Art Activities, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedSmith, Ronald E.; Nye, S. Lee – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1989
Assessed effects on undergraduate students (N=54) of direct (induced affect) and generalized (covert rehearsal) cognitive-behavior coping skills programs for test anxiety. Found both training procedures significantly reduced test anxiety but that induced affect yielded largest anxiety decrease and greatest test performance improvement while covert…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping
