A Dynamic Model for Measuring Individual and Situative Influences on Social Behavior
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A basic concept in stochasti~ test theory is the item aharaateristia aurve fi(t )' Let t be an individual parameter represcntv v ing e.g. the ability of an individual v in an achievement test 01' thc aggressiveness of the individual in an aggressivity test. Thon we introduce a randem variable a . such that a . = 1 if VI VI the individual v gives a positive ("correct", "aggressive") response to item number i and = 0 if the individual's responavi se is a negative ("incorrect", "non-aggressive") one. fi(t ) v is the probability that the individual v ~ill respond positively to item i, and und ex the assumption of ZoaaZ stoahastia independenay
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تاریخ انتشار 2008