Regarding Arousal During Testing, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 153

Multiple Choice

Regarding arousal during testing, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Some arousal during testing is healthy because it helps focus students on the task at hand.
• B)Only when arousal interferes with performance is it referred to as test anxiety.
• C)Overpreparation is usually the main cause of test anxiety.
• D)One of the best ways to avoid test anxiety is to improve one's study skills.

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Definitions:

Two Groups

A research design involving comparison between two separate groups of participants to determine the effect of a variable.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

History Effect

refers to the impact that events occurring between the first and second measurements in an experiment have on the subjects' performance, independent of the experimental manipulation.

Regression Toward the Mean

A statistical phenomenon where extreme scores on a variable tend to be closer to the mean upon subsequent measurements.