Group Size Effects in Employment Testing.

Hillery, Joseph M.; Fugita, Stephen S.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Group Size Effects in Employment Testing

Hillery, Joseph M.; Fugita, Stephen S.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 35, 4, 745-50, Win 75

Effects of the number of individuals coacting while taking two standardized motor performance tests were examined. Increases in aptitude scores corresponding to increases in group size were predicted based upon the summation hypothesis of social facilitation theory. Results indicated a group size effect. (Author/BJG)

Descriptors: Group Testing, Job Applicants, Occupational Tests, Performance Factors, Psychomotor Skills, Response Style (Tests), Test Interpretation, Testing Problems

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