Convergence Principles: Information in the Answer Sets of Some Multiple-Choice Intelligence Tests
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- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Applied Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 5 (1) , 21-27
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014662168100500103
Abstract
It is hypothesized that some common multiple- choice intelligence tests exhibit the property that the correct answer and the distractors together form a set of elements that, considered apart from the question, contain information as to which mem ber of the set is the correct answer. Three formalized principles (couched in terms of set theory) are suggested, which enable the correct an swer to be deduced from the answer set. The appli cation of these principles to two intelligence tests is demonstrated and an experiment that supports the hypothesis is reported.Keywords
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