Some factors that should be considered when administering tests to adults include the following: (1) adults have a difficult time adapting to new things; (2) everyone resists change to some degree; (3) change requires new learning; (4) various things influence a person's ability to learn new things and make changes; (5) childhood events can influence adults' abilities to learn new things; (6) test anxiety can have a negative effect on resulting scores; (7) test anxiety begins as early as fourth grade; (8) scores on reading tests can be influenced by physical and psychological factors; (9) "intentionality" influences test scores; (10) a test administrator can negatively influence scores by the control of the test administration process; and (11) positive steps should be taken to influence the testing process and environment to ensure the most reliable scores for test takers. (KC)