Longer high-stakes tests may result in a sense of mental fatigue
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 09:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Spending hours taking a high-pressure aptitude test may make people feel mentally fatigued, but that fatigue doesn't necessarily lead to lower test scores, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. If anything, performance might actually improve on a longer test, the study found...
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