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  • Psychometrics
  • Educational Measurement
  • Cognitive Psychology

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  • Response time is a key variable in computerized testing, offering insights into cognitive processes.
  • Traditional psychometric models often assume conditional independence between response time and accuracy, which may not hold true.
  • Existing research highlights the importance of conditional dependence but often assumes linear relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and propose novel methods for exploring nonlinear conditional dependence between response time and accuracy.
  • To extend existing joint models to accommodate quadratic and multiple-category conditional dependence.
  • To evaluate the assumption of linearity in conditional dependence using nonparametric moderation and posterior predictive checks.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a joint model for quadratic conditional dependence, extending response moderation models.
  • Development of a joint model for multiple-category conditional dependence, extending the fast-slow model.
  • Application of indicator-level nonparametric moderation using residual log-response time.

Main Results:

  • The study demonstrates that conditional dependence between response time and accuracy is frequently nonlinear in educational tests.
  • Proposed methods effectively explore and model these nonlinear relationships.
  • Nonparametric moderation can be used to assess the validity of linear conditional dependence assumptions.

Conclusions:

  • The assumption of linear conditional dependence between response time and accuracy is often violated in practice.
  • The developed methods provide a more accurate way to model the complex relationship between response time and accuracy.
  • Understanding nonlinear conditional dependence is crucial for accurate ability estimation and interpretation of test data.