johnlawrenceaspden comments on Rationality Quotes May 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: johnlawrenceaspden 02 May 2014 09:22:02PM 5 points [-]

For some reason, I very much want this to be true. And I take that as a warning sign. Does anyone know if it is true? And what sort of test could possibly measure 'maths creativity' and 'english creativity' on the same scale anyway?

Comment author: EHeller 02 May 2014 09:54:41PM 1 point [-]

They aren't measuring field specific skills, which is the whole point. They are measuring gains in critical thinking using the CLA test (i.e. how much better do you get at general critical thinking as a result of studying your major.). The study itself was quite famous and made the blog rounds a few years ago, I'm sure some light googling will answer any other questions.