Ink-blot test results show a negative relation to the other tests and are related to age¶

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q2 i? The ink-blot test shows a negative relation to the other tests, with young children doing better, and the author speculates dull high school pupils may be more like younger children or merely uncritical. → Pyle 1917

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Pyle 1917¶

Pyle, W. H. (1917). A Psychological Study of Bright and Dull Pupils. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org

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Author's interpretation of the school comparison tables, where the Kennett good group scored lower than the poor group on the ink-blot test. He notes performance "is clearly related to age, young children doing better."

"The results of the ink-blot test also show a negative relation to the other tests. Ability to do well in this test is clearly related to age, young children doing better."

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