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S*rnmary.-Clinicai observations have characterized low anxious (LA) Ss as wssessing a repressive-denial defense pattern. The psychoanalytic notion that repression diminishes with relaxation and reduced motility on the couch was examined in the predictions that supine LA Ss would free-associate more effec-, tively than supine HA Ss, but that the reverse would hold uue in the sitting position. The 10 highest and lowest trait-anxiety rankings in each of the postural conditions were given Bordin's free-association procedure Results indicated a significant effect for posture and an interaction with anxiety level in the predicted direction. The differential effect of motility on repression in LA Ss visa-vis other defense styles in H A Ss was discussed.

PROBLEMOne of the issues that pervades anxiety research is whether psychometric scales measure chronic or reactive anxiety. The 4 4~h r~n i~" ') assumes that high anxiety Ss manifest higher drive than do low anxiety Ss in all situations, stressful or not. The "emotional reactivity" hypothesis''? 4, assumes that high anxiety Ss react with higher drive than do low anxiety Ss only in situations containing some degree of stress. Spielberger (5), in accord with the emotional reactivity hypothesis, conceptualizes anxiety as consisting of two parts, one being a transitory state or condition of the organism and the other as a personality trait, and developed a psychometric test using the State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI) t o measure these aspects of anxiety. State anxiety consists of feelings of apprehension and heightened autonomic nervous system activity that vary in intensity and fluctuate over time. Trait anxiety refers to individual differences in anxiety proneness, i.e. , to differential tendencies among individuals to respond with different levels of state anxiety in situations that are perceived as threatening.This study investigated the relationships between psychometric indices of anxiety (Manifest Anxiety Scale (MAS)c6) and STAI) and vascular indices of arousal to test two hypotheses: (1) That psychometric indices of anxiety (MAS, STAI) are associated with vascular arousal of the autonomic nervous system; and ( 2 ) to ascertain whether different baseline blood pressures are associated with different anxiety levels (chronic hypothesis) or if differences in blood pressure readings are evident only after Ss are placed in a stressful task (reactive hypothesis). METHODThree groups, each containing 10 males, were selected on the basis of high, medium and low scores on the psychometric indices of anxiety. Blood pressures were recorded using a sphygmomanometer and taken every 30 seconds while the Ss were in a stressful task. The stressful condition required a continuous matching task upon which was superimposed a shock avoidance contingency. Ss received a shock at the pain threshold, irrespective of matching task performance, twice per minute. The task lasted 20 minutes and the number of shocks and matching responses were taken by an event recorder. There were no significant differences in group performance.Ss' performances on the psychometric indices of anxiety (STAI, MAS) were compared with vascular indices of arousal (systolic, and diastolic blood pressure) measured during the 20 minute shock avoidance procedure. The differential scores obtained by the Ss on the psychometric indices were ranked and separated into three groups: High, medium and low. The MAS scores for the high, medium and low groups were respectively X = 24.9, SD = 5.77; x = 13.1, SD = 2.18; and X = 6.1, SD = 2.02. The trait anxiety scores for the high, medium and low groups were respectively X = 45.2, SD = 6.41; x = 34.8, SD = 3.23; and X = 27.4, SD = 3.35. The state anxiety scores during the stressful task for the high, medium and low groups were r...

Sizzlean, Hormel Black Label, and Armour Star bacon were compared using a kitchen cooking process to verify Swift & Co. claims that its bacon product was 50% leaner than average bacon. Two procedures were utilized to test this hypothesis. Results showed a physical analysis of the three bacons verifying Swift & Co. claims; a second taste procedure indicated Sizzlean to be perceived as significantly leaner than Hormel but not significantly more flavorful. Armour Star bacon was not evaluated in the gustatory testing.