An Analysis and Evaluation of the Internal Validity of the Remote Associates Test: What Does It Measure?.

Dailey, David P.

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Publication Date: 1978

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An Analysis and Evaluation of the Internal Validity of the Remote Associates Test: What Does It Measure?

Dailey, David P.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v38 n4 p1031-40 Win 1978

Items constructed like those of Mednick's Remote Associates Test (RAT) fall into distinct categories, which are shown to interact significantly with subjects and with subject groups determined on the basis of performance. Some doubts are cast on the validity of the RAT. A similar 16-item test is included. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Association Measures, Creativity Tests, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Technical Reports, Test Interpretation, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Remote Associates Test

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