What Is the Expectancy Effect, Which Has Been Shown to Impact

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the expectancy effect, which has been shown to impact examinees' test performance?

• A)Examinees' expectations of assessment performance impact actual performance.
• B)Examiners' expectations impact examinees' perceptions of examiners' race.
• C)Examiners' expectations have a small impact on examinees' performance.
• D)Examinees and examiners of the same ethnicity impact each other's expectations and performance during assessment.

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