Completion-Test Language Scales
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over mutilated paragraphs in that they may be used a second time to reveal improvement. The story of a paragraph is not readily forgotten, and therefore improvement on a second trial need not necessarily denote an improvement in ability. But the sentences deal with a wide variety of subjects, none of which is interesting in itself and consequently they are not readily retained in memory. Using the same scale twice is rarely necessary, however, as the author of the sentences has prepared several other scales (B, C, D, E) which for all practical
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