This module on interviewing and influencing skills is one of a set of six developed to prepare human services workers for the changing mental health service delivery system. Focus is on concepts and skills basic to competency in interpersonal relationships involving information gathering, recording information in the context of appropriate…

This study investigated the effects of three aspects of language testing (test task, familiarity with an interviewer, and test method) on both tester and tested. Data were drawn from several previous studies by the researcher. Concerning test task, data were analyzed for the type of topic students wanted most to talk about or preferred not to talk…