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ERIC Number: EJ381145
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Improving Examination Performance through the Clenched Fist Technique.
Stanton, Harry E.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v13 n4 p309-15 Oct 1988
The literature on the use of hypnosis in an educational setting is briefly reviewed, and a hypnotic approach involving the use of the clenched fist as a conditioned trigger to improve examination performance is described. A study of 60 high school students indicates that the approach can improve test outcomes. (TJH)
Descriptors: High School Students, Hypnosis, Response Style (Tests), Secondary Education, Test Anxiety, Test Coaching, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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