“…There is evidence that individuals desire feedback for self-evaluative processes (Festinger, 1954), particularly feedback which is consonant with their benefits and self-images (Adams, 1961;Ehrlich, Guttman, Schb'nbach, & Mills, 1957;Mills, Aronson, & Robinson, 1959). Under conditions of stress individuals may distort or deny feedback inconsistent with their self-image (Hogan, 1952;Hunt & Schroder, 1958;Goldstein, 1959;Schroder & Hunt, 1957). It also has been demonstrated that knowledge of results, that is, feedback, can be detrimental to the performance of the highly anxious person (Mandler & Sarason, 1952).…”