A review of the worst performance rule: Evidence, theory, and alternative hypotheses

Intelligence

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 567-587

  Coyle, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Best performance trials; General intelligence; Worst performance rule; Worst performance trials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHILD; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0141646520     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2896(03)00054-0     Document Type: Article

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