Tested the effect of situationally induced anxiety on rumor transmission, with 24 college students as Ss and 2 additional students as confederates. Anxiety was induced through an evaluation apprehension procedure. Ss were asked to orally retake an examination. While waiting their turn to be tested, half of the Ss witnessed a classmate fail the oral test (high anxiety) while the remaining half reviewed easy sample questions (low anxiety). Consistent with R. L. Rosnow’s (see record 1980-23236-001) theory, highly anxious Ss repeated rumors more eagerly than less anxious Ss. Although not significant, less anxious Ss reported rumors more accurately than their highly anxious classmates. Anxiety-enhancing rumors were repeated just as often as anxiety-reducing rumors. These results are interpreted in light of Rosnow’s revision of the G. W. Allport and L. J. Postman (1947) theory of rumor. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)