PSYC 406 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.2: Takers, National Institutes Of Health, Nonverbal Communication

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 406
• Professor: David Vachon

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1st-7th grade children, tested by an examiner establishing a neutral or enhanced rapport condition. No difference in wisc scores but difference in iq scores in 5th-9th graders. Children had lower scores under the condition of a disapproving examiner than those exposed to a neutral or an approving examiner. Familiarity with the test taker, and perhaps pre-existing notio(cid:374)s a(cid:271)out the test taker(cid:859)s ability, can either positively or negatively bias test results. Response acquiescence - respondents may give the response they perceive to be expected by the interviewer. People tend to disclose more information and report more symptoms in a self-report format than in a face-to-face interview. There is little evidence that the race of the examiner significantly affects intelligence test scores. One reason for this is that the procedures for administering an iq test are so specific. Only a few studies have shown an effect attributed to the race of the examiner.