Smart People Choke Under Pressure

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People perceived as the most likely to succeed might also be the most likely to crumble under pressure.

A new study finds that individuals with high working-memory capacity, which normally allows them to excel, crack under pressure and do worse on simple exams than when allowed to work with no constraints. Those with less capacity score low, too, but they tend not to be affected by pressure

I like the title but I think "If your dumb - be glad!" is better.....

More:http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050209_under_pressure.html

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I would have to strongly disagree with that Theory.

However..

Since working memory is known to predict many higher-level brain functions, the research calls into question the ability of high-pressure tests such as the SAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT to accurately gauge who will succeed in future academic endeavors.

I've been calling that into question for years, everyone has, why are they just now realizing this... they're the scientists right? ...

Standardized testing is a joke.