Studies of irony detection have commonly used ironic criticisms (i.e., mock positive evaluation of negative circumstances) as stimulus materials. Another basic type of verbal irony, ironic praise (i.e., mock negative evaluation of positive circumstances) is largely absent from studies on individuals' aptitude to detect verbal irony. However, it can be argued that ironic praise needs to be consi...

In this paper, we describe a new, publicly available corpus intended to stimulate research into language modeling techniques which are sensitive to overall sentence coherence. The task uses the Scholastic Aptitude Test’s sentence completion format. The test set consists of 1040 sentences, each of which is missing a content word. The goal is to select the correct replacement from amongst five al...

1 Koji Murai, Kobe University, [email protected] 2 Yuji Hayashi, Kobe University, [email protected] 3 Laurie C. Stone, Maine Maritime Academy, [email protected] Abstract We describe the relationship between a navigator’s aptitude and the body’s center of gravity and/or heart rate variability while using a ship’s bridge simulator. Navigator aptitude relates directly to kansei ...

An attempt was made to duplicate Rosvold and Mishkin's finding of clear differentiation between groups, using a modified Yerkes Multiple-Choice Test with 23 lobotomized and 22 unlobotomized schizophrenics for whom scores were available on 10-factored aptitude tests and 2 Wechsler-Bellevue scales. Though marked intergroup differences appeared on the aptitude tests, none appeared on the Yerkes te...

a r t i c l e i n f o This research examined linear and nonlinear (quadratic) relations among general intelligence (g), aptitude tests (SAT, ACT, PSAT), and college GPAs. Test scores and GPAs were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 1950) and the College Board Validity Study (N = 160670). Regressions estimated linear and quadrat-ic relations among g, based on the Armed ...

c math and verbal SAT scores, study habits, an attitudes of college freshmen in the classes of 1973 and 1983 wer compared. Although a decline in SAT scores was found, there was a s light improvement in 'work methods, teacher acceptance, and educational approval. The results a,lso showed,that differences in verbal aptitude betweee men , and womee had narrowed, probably due to cultural influences...