Test Length and Cognitive Fatigue: An Empirical Examination of Effects on Performance and Test-Taker Reactions
Test Length and Cognitive Fatigue: An Empirical Examination of Effects on Performance and Test-Taker Reactions
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DOI：
10.1037/a0015719
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Kanter, Ruth
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作者：
Ackerman, Phillip L.;Kanter, Ruth
人和情境的认知能力测试的性能和主观反应的决定因素进行了研究的背景下，测试与不同的时间任务要求。239名大学一年级学生参加了一个内部参与者实验，完全平衡的治疗条件和测试形式。参与者完成了三个不同长度的测试：（a）标准长度的SAT测试组合（总时间41/2小时），（B）较短的SAT测试组合（总时间31/2小时），和（c）较长的SAT测试组合（总时间51/2小时）。与预期一致。主观疲劳随着任务时间的增加而增加。然而，平均性能增加，在较长的测试长度的条件下，与较短的测试长度的条件。个性/兴趣/动机特质复合体的个体差异被发现有更大的权力比测试长度的情况下预测主观认知疲劳之前，期间，并在每次测试结束。特质和任务时间对认知疲劳的相对贡献进行了讨论，沿着对研究和实践的影响。
Person and situational determinants of cognitive ability test performance and subjective reactions were examined in the context of tests with different time-on-task requirements. Two hundred thirty-nine first-year university students participated in a within-participant experiment, with completely counterbalanced treatment conditions and test forms. Participants completed three test sessions of different length: (a) a standard-length SAT test battery (total time 41/2 hr), (b) a shorter SAT test battery (total time 31/2 hr), and (c) a longer SAT test battery (total time 51/2 hr). Consistent with expectations. subjective fatigue increased with increasing time-on-task. However, mean performance increased in the longer test length conditions, compared with the shorter test length condition. Individual differences in personality/interest/motivation trait complexes were found to have greater power than the test-length situations for predicting subjective cognitive fatigue before, during, and at the end of each test session. The relative contributions of traits and time-on-task for cognitive fatigue are discussed, along with implications for research and practice.