The validity of mental testing rests on the assumption that those tested have had common opportunity to learn¶

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q1 i? Colvin argues that intelligence tests measure learning ability indirectly, and their validity depends on all those tested having had a common opportunity to learn the tested skills, facts, and methods. → Colvin 1921

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Colvin 1921¶

Colvin, S. S., & Pintner, R. (1921). Intelligence and Its Measurement. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/edu

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Theoretical argument by Colvin in his symposium section, not an empirical test. He contends that vocabulary, information, and arithmetic tests are appropriate intelligence tests only on the theory that they "test ability to learn by discovering what has already been learned."

"the validity of all mental testing rests on the fundamental assumption that those tested have had a common opportunity to learn the skills, facts, principles and methods of procedure exemplified in the tests."

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