Longer High-stakes Tests May Result In Sense Of Mental Fatigue, But Not In Lower Test Scores
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 00:28
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. If anything, performance might actually improve on a longer test, the study found.
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