Self-confidence as a response set

Abstract

2 tests, 1 spatial, the other verbal, were designed so that half the items on each test did not contain a correct alternative. Every item had "Correct answer not given" as one of the alternatives. The responses to the alternative Correct answer not given correlate across the tests, even when the abilities measured by the 2 tests are partialled out. The Correct answer not given alternative is relatively independent of the aptitudes measured by the 2 tests. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)