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Confidence Test Scoring and Incentive Conditions.

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Rippey, Robert M. – 1974

The effects of incentive conditions on the results of a confidence test were investigated. Two hundred thirty high school subjects were administered a very difficult confidence scored test under two conditions: 1) that the test would count heavily on their grades (incentive condition) and 2) that the test was for research purposes and would not be…

Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), High School Students, Motivation

Scoreing and Analyzing Confidence Tests. Final Report.

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Rippey, Robert M. – 1971

Technical improvements, which may be made in the reliability and validity of tests through confidence scores, are discussed. However, studies indicate that subjects do not handle their confidence uniformly. (MS)

Descriptors: Computer Programs, Confidence Testing, Correlation, Difficulty Level