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Download full textEspinosa, Renato; Pierce-Jones, John – 1969
An experimental test for achievement motivation which consists of 100 pictures of imaginary figures called gumpgookies was tested on Head Start children. On each picture, two gumpgookies are presented in a semi-structured situation, each engaged in behaviors that reflect different degrees of motivation to achieve. The child being tested is asked…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Item Analysis, Mexican Americans
Guay, Roland B. – 1980
The construct of spatial ability is discussed and it is suggested that some widely used and cited tests that are called spatial ability tests may not be valid measures of that ability. Instead, their items may be solved using mental processes that are clearly analytical and not spatial in nature. Four studies involving the analysis of subjects'…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
