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Smart People Choke Under Pressure

Posted by samzenpus on from the watch-them-crack dept.

People perceived as the most likely to succeed might also be the most likely to crumble under pressure. A new study finds that individuals with high working-memory capacity, which normally allows them to excel, crack under pressure and do worse on simple exams than when allowed to work with no constraints. Those with less capacity score low, too, but they tend not to be affected by pressure.

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  1. Further to fall if your smart by jm91509 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does the study take into account relative failure rates?

    If your real smart to start with you have further to fall, while if your just dumb, presure won't affect you as your already dumb.

  2. First post! by FiReaNGeL · · Score: 0, Redundant

    See? Too much pressure!! I'm halway down the page :(

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  3. I almost had 1st Post but I got so exicted... by dj42 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I just choked.... I couldn't handle it. I've never had first post before... it just... really got to me.

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