Key result
Examination stress facilitated executive function in students, reducing switching cost on a spatial task-switching paradigm and speeding reaction times in the Stroop task.
Why the study?
Does examination stress improve performance on executive function tasks in students?
Population
Students
Comparison
Examination stress (2 week period prior to exams) vs Beginning of the semester
Design
Other
Authors
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May transiently facilitate executive function under acute stress; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational
Does examination stress improve performance on executive function tasks in students?
Examination stress is associated with increased sympathetic activation and facilitated performance on specific executive function tasks.
Kofman et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Healthy students. Examination stress vs. Beginning of the semester (low stress period) was evaluated on Executive function performance (task-switching cost and Stroop task reaction times). Examination stress facilitated executive function in students, reducing switching cost on a spatial task-switching paradigm and speeding reaction times in the Stroop task.
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