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Twenty HA and 20 LA Ss were selected from 101 males who had taken the MAS. The Ss were further divided into competitive and noncompetitive subgroups and administered a simple motor steadiness test. It was found that LA Ss made fewer errors than HA Ss in the steadiness test and that competition exacerbated performance differences between HA and LA Ss.
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The authors are indebted to the Psychology Department at Western Michigan University and particularly William Yankee. We also thank David Hogberg and William Simpson of Albion College.
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Vaught, G.M., Newman, S.E. The effects of anxiety on motor-steadiness in competitive and noncompetitive conditions. Psychon Sci 6, 519–520 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328121
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