Effects of a Third Party Observer During Neuropsychological Assessment: When the Observer Is a Video Camera

作者: Marios Constantinou , Lee Ashendorf , Robert J. McCaffrey

DOI: 10.1300/J151V04N02_04

关键词: Social facilitationSocial psychologyPsychologyPsychometricsNeuropsychological testVideo cameraVideocassette recorderNeuropsychological assessmentObserver (special relativity)Third partyCognitive psychology

摘要: Abstract Several studies have reported that the presence of a third party observer during neuropsychological assessment negatively affects test performance examinee. A previous study (Constantinou, Ashendorf, & McCaffrey, 2002) demonstrated an audio recorder as also has negative effect on performance. The present was designed to investigate whether or not video Results showed had impact memory scores. This confirms findings from social facilitation literature camera impacts task performance, and replicates our earlier work with observer.

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