02-15-2006, 05:32 AM
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Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi
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Originally Posted by Freethinker
Yup, it seems an 800 score has a psychological effect, namely, that you "beat the test".
The essence of this idea is that when you got the 800, there is no way to know what would have you gotten if there was the possibility of higher scores - 850, 900, whatever... For obvious reasons, the 790 doesn't have this "no ceiling" effect. This is not my idea, a friend told this to me. What do you think?
Also, never underestimate the aesthetic effect of nice round numbers. We humans are strange creatures.  |
the 800 guys have percentiles too....isn't tat give an idea of their limits too !
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