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Peer reviewedDeffenbacher, Jerry L.; Kemper, Calvin C. – School Counselor, 1974
In this study, junior high students receive group desensitization for their problems of test anxiety; improvement was measured by changes in grade point average. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research
Peer reviewedMelnick, Joseph; Russell, Ronald W. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
This study compared the effectiveness of systematic desensitization and the directed experience hypnotic technique in reducing self-reported test anxiety and increasing the academic performance of test-anxious undergraduates (N=36). The results are discussed as evidence for systematic desensitization as the more effective treatment in reducing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Change, College Students
