PSYC37H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Bes, Block Design, Motor Coordination
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The relationship between examiner and test taker: both the behaviour of the examiner and his or her relationship to the test taker can affect test scores. In those studies that involved children from lower socioeconomic classes, familiarity accounted for approximately 7. 6 iq points. In one session, the administration was standard; in the other, the administrators were allowed a greater use of context and themes in explaining the test: the african american children did better in the thematic version. In particular, the researchers noted a significant increase in performance on the more complex and difficult items: another study hypothesized that african american children may score lower on iq tests because they have poorer. English version the test takers feel is their best: evidence for test comparability across languages should be available. Interpreters should be used only with great caution because test interpreters can introduce bias into the testing situation.
