​In Administering a Standardized Achievement Test, a Counselor Realizes She

question 19

Multiple Choice

​In administering a standardized achievement test, a counselor realizes she has made a mistake and has given the group an extra five minutes of testing time on the first subtest. She should:

• A)​not go any further with the testing and make the students retake the examination where the timing error occurred.
• B)​estimate how many items were completed by the students in the last five minutes and erase those answers.
• C)​keep going with the testing because an extra five minutes will not have a significant effect on students' scores.
• D)​immediately consult the manual to determine what should be done with this problem.

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Definitions:

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying a previously encountered stimulus, distinguishing it from new stimuli.

Recall

The ability to access and retrieve information from memory without the assistance of cues, distinguishing it from recognition.

Amygdala

A region of the brain that is involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear and pleasure.

Emotional Memories

These are memories strongly influenced by the emotions experienced during the event or situation being remembered.