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Using Latent Semantic Analysis to Score Short Answer Constructed Responses: Automated Scoring of the Consequences Test by LaVoie, Noelle, Parker, James, Legree, Peter J., Ardison, Sharon, Kilcullen, Robert N.

“…Automated scoring based on Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) has been successfully used to score essays and constrained short answer responses. Scoring tests that…”
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Profile Similarity Metrics as an Alternate Framework to Score Rating-Based Tests: MSCEIT Reanalyses by Legree, Peter J., Psotka, Joseph, Robbins, Jordan, Roberts, Richard D., Putka, Dan J., Mullins, Heather M.

“…Profile similarity metrics provide an ideal framework to score rating-based judgment tests. These tests are distinct in asking subjects to rate the relative…”
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Toward an Understanding of Situational Judgment Item Validity and Group Differences by MCDANIEL, Michael A, POWELL YOST, Amy, PSOTKA, Joseph, LEGREE, Peter J, WEEKLEY, Jeff A

“…This paper evaluates 2 adjustments to common scoring approaches for situational judgment tests (SJTs). These adjustments can result in substantial improvements…”
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SLODR-house rules: EI tests less g loaded in higher ability groups by Legree, Peter J., Mullins, Heather M., LaPort, Kate A., Roberts, Richard D.

“…Spearman's Law of Diminishing Returns (SLODR) refers to the finding that cognitive ability tests tend to be less correlated and less g loaded for higher…”
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Traffic Crash Involvement: Experiential Driving Knowledge and Stressful Contextual Antecedents by Legree, Peter J, Heffner, Tonia S, Psotka, Joseph, Martin, Daniel E, Medsker, Gina J

“…Researchers have rarely examined stressful environments and psychological characteristics as predictors of driving behavior in the same study. The authors…”
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Evidence for an oblique social intelligence factor established with a Likert-based testing procedure by Legree, Peter J.

“…Many aptitude scales measure general or academic knowledge with a format in which answers are scored as either correct or incorrect. In contrast to traditional…”
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Correlations among cognitive abilities are lower for higher ability groups by Legree, Peter J., Pifer, Mark E., Grafton, Frances C.

“…Previous research demonstrates that correlations among IQ tests are lower when estimated using higher ability groups ( Detterman & Daniel, 1989; Lynn, 1990)…”
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Variations in cognitive abilities across the life course: Cross-sectional evidence from Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study by Whitley, Elise, Deary, Ian J., Ritchie, Stuart J., Batty, G. David, Kumari, Meena, Benzeval, Michaela

“…Populations worldwide are aging. Cognitive decline is an important precursor of dementia, illness and death and, even within the normal range, is associated…”
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Comment: The Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence: Consistency With Intelligence Theory by Legree, Peter J., Mullins, Heather M., Psotka, Joseph

“…Mayer, Caruso, and Salovey (2016) provide useful updates to the EI ability model and related concepts. However, they do not acknowledge conceptual limitations…”
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Testing word knowledge by telephone to estimate general cognitive aptitude using an adaptive test by Legree, Peter J., Fischl, M.A., Gade, Paul A., Wilson, Michael

“…A computerized adaptive test of word knowledge was administered over the telephone by reading items and response alternatives to 144 individuals who had…”
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Evidence for an Oblique Social Intelligence Factor Established With a Lickert-Based Testing Procedure by Legree, Peter J

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Measuring Cognitive Aptitude Using Unobtrusive Knowledge Tests: A New Survey Technology by Legree, Peter J, Martin, Daniel E, Psotka, Joseph

“…Five knowledge tests and one implicit-reasoning task were developed to be: (1) exceptionally short, (2) correlated with general cognitive aptitude, (3)…”
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Assessment of Basic Cognitive Abilities in Relation to Cognitive Deficits by Detterman, Douglas K

“…A modal model of information processing was defined, and nine tasks that could be completed by persons with mental retardation were developed to operationalize…”
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