A Measure of the Gambling Response-Set in Objective Tests
- 1 September 1957
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychometrika
- Vol. 22 (3) , 289-292
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02289129
Abstract
A formula is developed for measuring the gambling response-set or utility for risk in objective tests in which the testees are apprised of the application of a correction for guessing. Some implications of this measure for test theory and construction are discussed briefly.Keywords
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