Math anxiety, but not induced stress, is associated with objective numeracy.
Math anxiety, but not induced stress, is associated with objective numeracy.
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数学焦虑与客观计算能力相关，但与诱发压力无关。
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2020
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P. Sidney
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Samantha S. Choi;Jennifer M. Taber;Clarissa A. Thompson;P. Sidney
许多日常活动都需要对数学有基本的了解。计算能力是指理解数字概念和处理概率的能力的个体差异，与健康相关的决策以及医疗和财务结果有关。情感影响是否会影响计算能力还没有实验评估，尽管研究表明情感会影响判断和决策。压力是一种常见的情感影响，可能会影响计算能力。我们研究了客观和主观的算术是否会受到压力的影响，从预期在实验室环境中发表演讲。我们还研究了自我报告的数学焦虑，或与数学有关的恐惧，与客观和主观的算术。进行了两个实验;第二个是直接复制。本科生（实验1，n = 99;实验2，n = 139）被随机分配到两个条件之一：压力诱导或中性条件。虽然客观和主观计算能力在不同条件下都没有显着差异，但数学焦虑是客观和主观计算能力的一致预测因素。数学焦虑和基线感知压力并没有一贯缓和任何影响。这些发现对医疗保健、教育和金融领域都有影响，在这些领域中，人们必须做出涉及复数的决策。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020阿帕，保留所有权利）。
Many daily activities require a basic understanding of math. Numeracy, which refers to individual differences in the ability to understand numerical concepts and work with probabilities, has been linked to health-related decision-making and medical and financial outcomes. Whether affective influences impact numeracy has not been experimentally assessed, although research has shown that emotions impact judgments and decision-making. Stress is one commonly experienced affective influence that could impact numeracy. We examined whether objective and subjective numeracy were influenced by stress induced from anticipating giving a speech in a laboratory setting. We also examined the association of self-reported math anxiety, or apprehension pertaining to mathematics, with objective and subjective numeracy. Two experiments were conducted; the second was a direct replication. Undergraduate students (Experiment 1, n = 99; Experiment 2, n = 139) were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: a stress induction or a neutral condition. Whereas neither objective nor subjective numeracy significantly differed across conditions, math anxiety was a consistent predictor of objective and subjective numeracy. Math anxiety and baseline perceived stress did not consistently moderate any effects. These findings have implications for health care, educational, and financial contexts in which people must make decisions that involve complex numbers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).