APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

Attitudes in a Test-Taking Environment: Test Anxiety Remains Stable and Sense of Control Shifts

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Emma Stellfox
    COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY - LOCK HAVEN
  • Eve Ryan
    Commonwealth University- Lock Haven
  • Grayson Rudy
    Commonwealth University- Lock Haven
  • Levi Gilbert
    Commonwealth University- Lock Haven
  • Andrew Talbot
    Commonwealth University- Lock Haven

Abstract

We investigated test anxiety and sense of control in testing environments. Participants completed two tests and five surveys to examine shifts in attitudes. There was no change in test anxiety from before the examination period to during and after, but there was a significant change in sense of control.

Stress

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