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intaglio

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4. Well, after reading the first part of his article
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:37 AM
Jul 2013

He has nothing.

The raises the issue of what tests were used at the first examination, wondering why the Peabody Test was not used without realising that the Peabody is far from a gold standard and infamous for being biased racially, culturally and physiologically; e.g. Peabody cannot be applied to the blind. There have been attempts to update Peabody but they have all shown themselves to be ineffectual at best. Instead the studies examined by the NCDS used tests designed to eliminate some of these biases.

Next he queries why only 13 out of the total number of questions were use to identify conservative traits, completely unaware that many extra questions are always asked in such cases, specifically to disguise what is being tested for. It is well known that those being examined will attempt to answer in a manner that those doing the testing will find acceptable.

Briggs' ignorance of standard testing protocols shows him to be a complete dunce in the field of psychological testing no matter what is statistical chops.

Note also that comments are closed, a standard technique of those who wish to ignore valid criticism.

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