Abstract
The aims of the present study were to elucidate the effects of competitive situatioin on heart rate and task performance in the mirror drawing test.The subjects were forty junior college women. In accordance with the score of Taylor's MAS, two groups of the anxiety level; high anxiety group (N=20), moderate anxiety group (N=20) were set. They were tested on the mirror drawing test under the non-competitive and competitive conditions. After the test, Buss-Derkee's HGS and other questionnaire were carried out. The results indicated that:1. Under the competitive condition, heart rate increased in both high and moderate anxiety groups, and there was no difference betweentwo grovps. The speed of the mirror drawing test increased under the competitive condition, but the accuracy was impaired. It was conspicuous in moderate anxiety group.2. Under the competitive condition, there was difference between heart rate in high and low aggression groups (respectively, N=8) divided by HGS. Heart rate in low aggr ssion group increased greater than that in high aggression group.
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