COPING WITH AN EGO-THREAT - MONITORING AND BLUNTING DURING AN INTELLIGENCE-TEST

This study investigated the predictive validity of the Miller Behavior al Style Scale (MBSS; Miller, 1987). Subjects had to work on an intell igence test. During this test, they could observe lights that informed them on how they were performing. There were two conditions: a low-st ress condition (n = 37) in which the lights always indicated that the subject was performing well, and a high-stress condition (n = 33) in w hich the lights signalled a deterioration of performance. In general, little support was found for the predictive validity of the MBSS.