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Certified Tester International Foundation Level Syllabus Ications 1.5 The Psychology of Testing(K2) 25 minutes Terms Error guessing.independence software. With the right mindset opers are able to t st their owr arati an independent view by trained and professional testing resources.Independent testing may be h as carried out at any level of testing. A certain degree of independence(avoiding the author bias)often makes the tester more effective eveloperscan tly find ma ed as sho to high rote the so test (low level of independence) igned by ar n(s)(om the de am an independent test team)or test sp e test so gscgea2eiRea2em9i8fomadmerentoganzatonorcompanwye.outsourcingor meets its objectives.Therefore.it is important to clearly state the objectives of testing. oduct and against the in the managem as nt of n :Io for es in sys eve pessi attention to detail,good communication with development p eers,and during reviews as well as in testing. eesterndestheaergneed9oodne ersonal skills to c unicate factual information about defectspDrogre s and nsks in a save time and money later,and reduce risks Communication problems may occur.particularly if testers are seen only as messe rs of about Page 18 of78 31-Mar-2011
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