A SIMPLE TEST OF THE LAW OF INITIAL VALUES

Authors
GEENEN R VANDEVIJVER FJR
Citation
R. Geenen et Fjr. Vandevijver, A SIMPLE TEST OF THE LAW OF INITIAL VALUES, Psychophysiology, 30(5), 1993, pp. 525-530
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental",Psychology,Physiology
Journal title
Psychophysiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00485772
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
525 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-5772(1993)30:5<525:ASTOTL>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The conceptualization and testing of the Law of Initial Values remains a controversial issue. We critically review common procedures to test the Law, and a simple test of the Law is described and illustrated. T he reduction of variance from the pretest to the posttest is crucial i n this test.