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Individual differences in response availability and their relationship to measures of intellectual abilities and achievement were studied in 81 college males and 85 college females. For males, response availability appears related to a slight degree to certain verbal skills; for females, there were no significant ability or achievement correlates of response availability.
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This project was supported by the Central Fund for Research of the Pennsylvania State University. Appreciation is expressed to Dr. Carl A. Lindsay of the Office of Student Affairs Research, The Pennsylvania State University, for making available the achievement and ability data.
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Kirchner, E.P. Response availability, sex, academic ability, and academic achievement within a college population. Psychon Sci 15, 281–282 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336298
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