Journal article
The nature of the test taking situation: Informational and affective influences on intelligence test performance
Abstract
The present study extends the theory of uncertainty orientation (Sorrentino & Short 1986) to the context of intelligence test performance. The theory assumes that Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test scores will vary as a function of personality and situational determinants. Following a previous assessment of individual differences in uncertainty orientation (an informational variable), and achievement-related motives (an affective variable), …
Authors
Sorrentino RM; Brouwers MC; Hanna SE; Roney CRJ
Journal
Learning and Individual Differences, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 105–120
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1996
DOI
10.1016/s1041-6080(96)90028-x
ISSN
1041-6080