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The Institute for Personality and Ability Testing (IPAT) anxiety scale questionnaire was administered to college students from whom 40 were selected and divided into four equal groups by sex and anxiety score. One-half of the Ss in each group were required to solve 25 anagrams individually in 15 min., either with or without a confederate who was instructed to leave after 7 min., thereby providing the anxiety-inducing condition. (1) Over-all, Ss with a confederate made more errors than Ss without one. (2) Women made more errors without the anxiety-inducing agent than with the agent; the trend was reversed for men. (3) The presence of an anxiety-inducing agent reduced the number of errors for Ss of low anxiety.

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