people with faith are less likely to panic under pressure
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4944369/People-with-faith-less-likely-to...
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Tests found those who admit they believe in God were less likely to suffer anxiety and stress when asked to perform various mental tasks and, as a result, performed better.
The stronger their belief, the calmer they remained even when they made a mistake, said the study by scientists measuring brain reaction during a set of mental agility tests.
However those with a strong religion were also less likely to realise they made mistakes and therefore less likely to fix them, said the report in the journal Psychological Science.
Researchers who questioned the subjects of the experiment said the best performers were not fundamentalists but felt strongly that God had given them "meaning."
But atheist groups said the results do not prove God exists only that having strong beliefs can help, so people may have done just as well if they believed in Father Christmas.
Do you think that religion has an influence on how you react under pressure? I think that this just creates an ineffective coping mechanism
The stronger their belief, the calmer they remained even when they made a mistake, said the study by scientists measuring brain reaction during a set of mental agility tests.
However those with a strong religion were also less likely to realise they made mistakes and therefore less likely to fix them, said the report in the journal Psychological Science.
Researchers who questioned the subjects of the experiment said the best performers were not fundamentalists but felt strongly that God had given them "meaning."
But atheist groups said the results do not prove God exists only that having strong beliefs can help, so people may have done just as well if they believed in Father Christmas.
Do you think that religion has an influence on how you react under pressure? I think that this just creates an ineffective coping mechanism
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