44 Ss were randomly assigned to 2 groups. Solvable anagrams were administered to the control group, unsolvable anagrams to the experimental group. Pre- and post-anagram rod-and-frame test and palmar sweat scores were obtained. Analysis of variance indicated no significant effect of the experimental treatment on either measure. A correlation of .44 (p < .025) between RFT and palmar sweat difference scores, obtained by subtracting post-from pre-anagram scores, was obtained for the experimental group.
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