This paper discusses research on the social and intrapersonal influences impinging on test-takers. One aim was to describe investigations of attitudes about standardized tests, particularly surveys of test-takers, the general public, and admissions officers concerning their attitudes about the validity and unbiasedness of college admissions tests. The other aim was to delineate inquiries into the impact of stereotype threat on test performance, focusing on experiments that assess the effects of Obama’s presidential campaign on Black test-takers.