A study of the relationship between experimentally induced stress and personality factors. 90 Ss who scored on the extremes of a neuroticism inventory practiced a list of 12 consonant nonsense syllables under conditions of "shock-incorrect," "shock at random" and no shock. Results showed a large difference between the extreme scoring Ss in the "shock incorrect" condition and a smaller difference for the "shock random" condition, with the high anxiety group doing better. The control condition showed a small consistent difference. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)