Testwiseness: Some Evidence for the Effect of Personality Testing on Subsequent Test Results.

Hess, Allen K.; Neville, Debra

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Publication Date: 1977

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Testwiseness: Some Evidence for the Effect of Personality Testing on Subsequent Test Results

Hess, Allen K.; Neville, Debra

Journal of Personality Assessment, 41, 2, 170-7, Apr 77

The test-taker is viewed as a hypothesis-generating organism who can become "testwise." Testwiseness is defined as a stable skill, acquired by test-taking experiences, by which an individual can make test responses conform to a desired response pattern. (Author/MV)

Descriptors: College Students, Feedback, Higher Education, Personality Measures, Response Style (Tests), Test Results, Test Wiseness

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