Participants for this experiment were given an arithmetic examination while calm or obnoxious music was playing in the background. Furthermore, students were comprised of two additionally categories of being informed that their examination would either be graded or ungraded. The blood pressure of the students was taken prior to and after the examination. Additionally, in order to measure anxiousness, the State-Trait Anxiety inventory was utilized for this experiment. No further information was provided on specifically how the measurement was
Participants for this experiment were given an arithmetic examination while calm or obnoxious music was playing in the background. Furthermore, students were comprised of two additionally categories of being informed that their examination would either be graded or ungraded. The blood pressure of the students was taken prior to and after the examination. Additionally, in order to measure anxiousness, the State-Trait Anxiety inventory was utilized for this experiment. No further information was provided on specifically how the measurement was