Nenonen, Roger G
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Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 1996. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes figures. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.
Trait and test anxiety, as well as sense of humour ratings were obtained from subjects completing one of three multiple-choice exam/quiz versions. Each version contained a different frequency of humourously-worded questions. Either 0%, 15% or 30% of all exam/quiz questions were worded humourously. A 3 (Anxiety Level: Low, Moderate, High) x3 (Test Version: 0%, 15%, 30%) ANOVA on test scores indicated that humour at either level of frequency failed to significantly depress or facilitate performance for all subjects, regardless of their level of test anxiety. The weight of the test however, appeared to moderate the effects of humour: 30% humour was ideal in quizzes; 15% humour or less was ideal for exams.
