Stop Worrying about Multiple-Choice: Fact Knowledge Does Not Change with Response Format

ABSTRACT: Declarative fact knowledge is a key component of crystallized intelligence. It is typically measured with multiple-choice (MC) items. Other response formats, such as open-ended formats are less frequently used, although these formats might be superior for measuring crystallized intelligence. Whereas MC formats presumably only require recognizing the correct response to a question, open-ended formats supposedly require cognitive processes such as searching for, retrieving, and actively deciding on a response from long-term memory. If the methods of inquiry alter the cognitive processes involved, mean-changes between methods for assessing declarative knowledge should come along with changes in the covariance structure. We tested these assumptions in two online studies administering declarati

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9680349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature