1 Relation between motivational instructions and GSR on memory: Especially related to manifest anxiety 2 SANJI ISHIGURO (Gifu prefectural Medical School)

TABLE 3 Means, SD's and degrees of improvement of Z-scores of incorrect responses in experiment T and U TABLE 4 Analysis of variance of Z-scores of incorrect responses in experiment T and U TABLE 1 TABLE 5 Means, SD's and degrees of improvement of percent changes of conductance on each inst ruction in experiment T and U Means, SD's, and dedgrees of improvement of Z-scores of correct responses in experiment T and U TABLE 6 Analysis of variance of percent changes of conductance on each instruction in experiment T and U TABLE 2 Analysis of variance of Z-scores of incorrect responses in experiment TI and U

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