Exhibit 9-4: Following Is a List of Testing Practices

question 61

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 9-4: Following is a list of testing practices.Assuming other things are equal, indicate whether the practice would lower reliability, raise reliability, or neither.
-Refer to Exhibit 9-4.Changing from a multiple-choice test to an essay test covering the same materials.

• A) lower reliability
• B) raise reliability
• C) neither raise nor lower reliability

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Definitions:

Encoding Failure

The inability to recall specific information because of insufficient encoding of the information at the time of memory formation.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are excluded from conscious awareness.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newly learned information.

Email Password

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