Quiet And Seclusion

The tests should be conducted in a quiet room, located where the noises of

the street and other outside distractions cannot enter. A reasonably small room

is better than a very large one, because it is more homelike. The furnishings of

the room should be simple. A table and two chairs are sufficient. If the room contains

a number of unfamiliar objects, such as psychological apparatus, pictures

on the walls, etc., the attention of the child is likely to be drawn

away from the tasks which he is given to do. The halls and corridors

which it is sometimes necessary to use in testing school children are

usually noisy, cold, or otherwise objectionable.