How Do You Know If Stress Might Be a Factor in Your Performance?
Chapter 10
Managing Test Stress
Anxiety affects many of us. In fact, stress may be the largest factor in explaining the difference between
expected and actual performance on test day. Sometimes, test-takers who have
prepared are more stressed than those who have not because they have higher
expectations of their performance. You create the stress with your expectations.
You may know explicitly that you’re experiencing anxiety. Or you may be ex
periencing mental blanking or insomnia, which could be symptoms stemming
from anxiety. It doesn’t have to manifest obviously.
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