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Peer reviewedBauer, David H. – Psychology in the Schools, 1971
The results of this study suggest that instructions are a source of information to students about the testing environment that modifies their test-taking behavior. Individual students interpret the same instructions in different ways, and these differences, in turn, result in variations in behavior reflected in test scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Aptitude Tests, Behavior Patterns, Instruction
Peer reviewedTrentham, Landa L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
Investigates the relationships of anxiety levels and instruction effects in a creativity-testing situation with sixth-grade students. Results of analysis of variance indicated that anxiety is negatively related to creativity test scores. It is interesting that there is no instruction effect and that the anxiety-instruction interaction is not…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Creativity Tests, Educational Media
