Exam 7: Test Administration

Donna wants to express empathy toward the individuals she is interviewing about very sensitive medical conditions. She nods in a warm and approving way each time they report a symptom. What might be expected?

Which of the following is true concerning the language of the test taker?

Because situational variables can affect test scores, testing requires

Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Malcolm are African-American and only want an African-American examiner to administer an IQ test to their children. They

Which comment of praise is most likely to increase a child's test performance?

Dominic, a Caucasian male, is in the first grade and his reading skills are being assessed for placement next year. His teacher is out sick on the day of his assessment test. You can expect his test score to be

What likely accounts for an observed effect of the examiner's race on intelligence test performance?

Which of the following is, according to the APA, characteristic of a good test manual?

Which of the following is an advantage of computer-assisted test administration?

Rosenthal asserted that expectancy effects are likely to result from subtle uses of

Which of the following is a common theory regarding how stereotype threat weakens test performance?

Test scores of paper and pencil tests compared to computer assisted tests indicate that

Worry, emotionality, and lack of self-confidence are the three components of

Patty has just received a graduate degree in psychology and has been hired by a local organization to administer the WAIS-R. They should

When compared to self-completed measures, measures completed using an interviewer

Why is it of concern that there is not a standardized protocol for training on how to administer the WAIS-R?

Test anxiety is an example of a(n)

In general, studies have indicated that the race of the examiner

Studies on the effect of the race of the tester have demonstrated that

Test takers who speak more than two languages should be given a test in