Reactive Effects of Tests for Depression: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

Abstract

Associated with the use of standardized depression inventories is the assumption that such tests merely measure behavior The purpose of the studies reported in this paper was to determine the extent to which the prior completion of depression inventories can have reactive effects on subsequently performed tasks. Results of the first experiment showed that both the accuracy and speed with which anagrams were solved were positively correlated with previously measured depression Results of the second experiment indicated that on a chance-determined task, expectations for success were positively correlated with increases in depression only within the minimal range of depression. Higher depression scores tended to be correlated with lowered expectations Thus motivational levels appear to be affected by the completion of depression inventories. The amount and direction of change in motivation depend on the level of depression expressed on the test.

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