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Expectancy effects and their relationship to psychological case report writing
Author(s) -
Tidwell Romeria
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197607)13:3<275::aid-pits2310130306>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - psychology , expectancy theory , referral , test (biology) , clinical psychology , psychological testing , developmental psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , family medicine , medicine , paleontology , biology
The present study examined the relationship between the psychological evaluation reports of test examiners and the referral questions of classroom teachers. It was hypothesized that there would be an interaction between examiners' reporting of test data and the information that was received from school personnel. Data were analyzed using a 2 X 2 chi square analysis. Results indicated a biasing effect when examiners were knowledgeable about the reasons for referral.