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Evaluating New And Existing Validity Evidence For The Academic Motivation Scale, A. J. Fairchild, S. Jeanne Horst, S. J. Finney, K. E. Barron Jan 2005

Evaluating New And Existing Validity Evidence For The Academic Motivation Scale, A. J. Fairchild, S. Jeanne Horst, S. J. Finney, K. E. Barron

S. Jeanne Horst

No abstract provided.


Does Examinee Motivation Moderate The Relationship Between Test Consequences And Test Performance?, Donna L. Sundre Jan 1999

Does Examinee Motivation Moderate The Relationship Between Test Consequences And Test Performance?, Donna L. Sundre

Donna L. Sundre

There is substantial evidence that the disposition of test takers is central to performance. This research extends previous work by replicating the experimental design of L. Wolf and J. Smith (1995) and conducting a secondary analysis of their data to attempt to demonstrate differential effect sizes for examinees reporting varying motivation levels in consequences versus no-consequences situations. The second phase of the study investigated the hypothesis that examinee motivation and item type moderate the relationship between test consequences and test performance by expanding the Wolf and Smith design to include multiple-choice and essay test items. Ninety undergraduate psychology majors participated …


Adding Information To Semantic Memory: How Much Learning Is Enough To Produce Automatic Priming?, D. Dagenbach, S. Jeanne Horst, T. Carr Jan 1990

Adding Information To Semantic Memory: How Much Learning Is Enough To Produce Automatic Priming?, D. Dagenbach, S. Jeanne Horst, T. Carr

S. Jeanne Horst

No abstract provided.