The Affects of Competition on Persons with Symptoms of Social Phobia

Location

CSU

Student's Major

Psychology

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Barry Ries

Mentor's Department

Psychology

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Over the past ten years, the number of studies on social phobia has increased greatly. It is an established fact that individuals who have social phobia have a tendency to be concerned with others' evaluations of them. It has also been learned that individuals with social phobia avoid interaction with others whenever possible. The purpose of this study is to investigate the affects of competition, via a video game, on students who report high symptoms of social phobia versus students who report little or no signs of social phobia. This examination will investigate the affects of competition against another individual versus the affects of playing the game alone. It is predicted that individuals with symptoms of social phobia will report more anxiety and higher fear of negative evaluation following the competition condition.

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The Affects of Competition on Persons with Symptoms of Social Phobia

CSU

Over the past ten years, the number of studies on social phobia has increased greatly. It is an established fact that individuals who have social phobia have a tendency to be concerned with others' evaluations of them. It has also been learned that individuals with social phobia avoid interaction with others whenever possible. The purpose of this study is to investigate the affects of competition, via a video game, on students who report high symptoms of social phobia versus students who report little or no signs of social phobia. This examination will investigate the affects of competition against another individual versus the affects of playing the game alone. It is predicted that individuals with symptoms of social phobia will report more anxiety and higher fear of negative evaluation following the competition condition.