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Paulhus, Delroy L.; Dubois, Patrick J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2014
The overclaiming technique is a novel assessment procedure that uses signal detection analysis to generate indices of knowledge accuracy (OC-accuracy) and self-enhancement (OC-bias). The technique has previously shown robustness over varied knowledge domains as well as low reactivity across administration contexts. Here we compared the OC-accuracy…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Knowledge Level, Accuracy, Cognitive Ability
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Kollinsky, Laura; Simonds, Laura M.; Nixon, Julie – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
A small evidence base suggests that parents with learning disabilities are likely to have their children permanently removed from their care. There is no known research involving magistrates in England, despite their role in care proceedings. This study aimed to explore the experience of magistrates making decisions in care proceedings involving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents with Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Court Litigation
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Hulur, Gizem; Wilhelm, Oliver; Schipolowski, Stefan – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
We investigated the usefulness of the Over-Claiming Questionnaire (OCQ) as a measure of cognitive abilities. In OCQs respondents are asked to rate their familiarity with items of academic or everyday knowledge (Paulhus, Harms, Bruce, & Lysy, 2003). Some items exist in reality ("reals"), and others do not ("foils"). We developed four OCQs, each…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Familiarity, Humanities, Cognitive Ability