Exploring the complexities of state anxiety and cognitive performance in higher education: a study on the unity/diversity framework in working memory

• Main Author: Aw, Jin Xuan
• Other Authors: Wei Xing Toh
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; State anxiety; Executive functions; Mental exhaustion; Undergraduate students; Cognitive performance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177826
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Anxiety among undergraduate students represents a significant concern, potentially impairing cognitive functions essential for academic success. This study investigates the relationship between state anxiety and three core executive functions—updating, inhibition, and shifting—using a sample of 235...