It's going to be fun. For me. Okay.
I want you all to count backwards from 996 in increments of seven.
You're going to do this out loud, as fast as you can, starting with 996.
Go! Go faster. Faster please. You're going too slow.
Stop. Stop, stop, stop. That guy made a mistake.
We are going to have to start all over again.
You're not very good at this, are you? Okay, so you get the idea.
If you were actually in this study, you'd probably be a little stressed out.
Your heart might be pounding, you might be breathing faster, maybe breaking out into a sweat.
And normally, we interpret these physical changes as anxiety or signs that we aren't coping very well with the pressure.