alleryThe academic study of math anxiety goes back as far as which decade?
A1920s
B1950s
C1980s
D2000s
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 1950s
1. Early work on math anxiety is dated to the 1950s.
2. The 1920s are too early, and the 1980s and 2000s are far too late for its origin.
3. The first measurement scale came later, in 1972.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mathematical anxiety, History_
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