Effects of Training on Computerized Test Performance in the Elderly.
Twenty elderly participants were administered a computerized version of the Wonderlic Personnel Inventory. Ten of the participants received training on the computer terminal prior to testing and 10 did not. Those who were familiarized with the computerized testing situation scored significantly high...
| Published in: | Journal of Applied Psychology Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 357 - 359 |
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American Psychological Association
Jun80
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