Test Administration

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Chapter 7

• Test Administration

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Examiner and Subject

• Rapport can affect childrens IQ scores
• Live interviewer can cause people to disclose
  less than self-report format
• Little evidence that race of examiner affects IQ
  scores. More likely to see an effect under
  non-standard administration conditions
• Reliability and validity is suspect when test is
  given in English and subject is more proficient
  in another language

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Examiner and Subject

• Administrators with less training are more likely
  to make errors in administration
• Expectancy effect may exist in some cases
• Reinforcement (both verbal monetary) can affect
  test scores. Some differences by race.
• Reinforcement can also affect attitudes.
  Reporting of physical symptoms increased when
  interviewer nodded approvingly.
• State of subject (e.g., test anxiety) can affect
  results.

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Behavioral Assessment Methodology Issues

• Reactivityaccuracy is highest when someone is
  checking the raters
• Drifttendency to move away from strict rules
  they learned in training sessions
• Expectanciesproduce minor but potentially
  damaging effect
• Deceptionhard to actually detect
• Halo effecttendency to assign positive
  attributes independent of behavior