Correlative study between reaction time, performances in competition and motivation from competition differences among young Romanian psychology students

The objective of this research is focused on showing possible correlations between the number of incorrect answers to stimuli, motivation from competition, aspiration level, motivation from personal goals and differences in reaction time. Method: Participants were 64 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest; Instruments: Determination test and OLMT (Vienna Test System, 2012). Findings confirmed a statistically significant difference between motivation from competition and motivation from personal goals (t=-3.51; p=0.001<0.01) and a statistically significant correlation between the variables motivation from personal goals and motivation from competition (r=047; p=0.0001). (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.