Chapter 1066 - 805: Actually, the Problem Isn’t That Complicated
These attempt-type questions are vastly different from other psychological measurement questions.
If a normal adult were to answer them, they might feel highly offended, thus becoming irritated.
But Orange Vest sat quietly on the bench, like a sculpture with its head bowed. It’s unclear whether it’s due to his personality traits or because of the three hatted men beside him.
Nan Zhubin continued to ask: "During the day you see the sun, what comes out at night?"
"...The moon."
Nan Zhubin moved down the question list.
In the [Wechsler Intelligence Test], attempt-type questions are scored using an "all or nothing" method — correct answers receive points, incorrect ones do not.
This section posed no significant problems; Orange Vest mostly scored well.
Soon the common knowledge questions passed, reaching the range for analogy questions.
Nan Zhubin glanced at the test question: "What similarities do dogs and wolves have?"
It’s slightly more complex.
This question brought out expressions from Orange Vest; he furrowed his brows and thought for a while.
Then he earnestly concluded: "...They both bite people. And after biting, they run away."
For analogy questions, the main focus is on the test-taker’s logical thinking, abstract thinking, and ability to generalize, with the scoring standards changing accordingly.
The [Wechsler Intelligence Test] is his evaluation form. In this section, Nan Zhubin needs to score Orange Vest based on his level of abstract generalization — 2 points, 1 point, or 0 points.
Considering the question Nan Zhubin just asked, if Orange Vest answered "they’re both animals," he would receive the highest score of 2 points;
If he answered "both have tails," "both have four legs," he’d earn 1 point;
If he made baseless associations, like "neither wears clothes," he’d score nothing.
Judging by Orange Vest’s unique answering style just now...
Nan Zhubin thought he could give 1 point.
Nan Zhubin’s judgment was calm, but the interns in training consultants were inexplicably affected, perhaps sensing a primitive fierceness from Orange Vest’s answer, and all involuntarily leaned against the wall.
If it were them, perhaps they’d score 0.
Nan Zhubin continued sorting.
"What similarities do tall and short have?"
Orange Vest, this time, didn’t even think before blurting, "They’re both human."
Nan Zhubin scored it.
"... "
Time passed by the minute.
One question after another began receiving responses.
"Calm down." The closest hatted man suddenly barked.
This wasn’t aimed at Nan Zhubin, but at Orange Vest.
It’s unclear when it started, but Orange Vest began showing signs of restlessness, even the shackles started making faint "clinking" sounds.
Everyone in the room instinctively showcased their tense response.
Nan Zhubin took a deep breath, it was just the beginning.
[Emotional Infection]
"Let’s continue, you answered well just now."
A very brief [Support], barely even support.
But Orange Vest felt as though a big hand had scrubbed his stubbly scalp, gaining a strange sense of comfort.
And as Nan Zhubin kept asking, that sense of comfort seemed to continue.
After analogy questions, next came arithmetic questions.
Nan Zhubin read aloud, "You have five apples, eat two, how many are left?"
Orange Vest’s gaze drifted before he answered after a few seconds, "Three."
"You spend eight bucks on three bottles of water, each costs two, how much change are you given?"
Orange Vest started rubbing his fingers, it took nearly half a minute before he hesitantly said, "...Two bucks?"
"Walking at 3 kilometers per hour, how many hours for 24 kilometers?"
This time, Orange Vest struggled for a long time.
He struggled so long that the interns in training consultants started feeling impatient. Only then did he slowly look up and say, "...Don’t know."
Directly scored none, Nan Zhubin chose.
And from then on, the [Wechsler Intelligence Test] questions began getting increasingly complex, and timing started coming into play.
Arithmetic questions, vocabulary questions, digit span, picture arrangement, figure assembly, etc.
Orange Vest increasingly couldn’t answer the questions, sometimes didn’t even get the chance to say "don’t know," directly exceeding the response time.
Time just kept moving forward tick by tick.
The hatted men initially leaned against the wall; now they skewed on office desks.
Yet they managed to focus on Orange Vest.
They were somewhat surprised to find — why is this person so patient today?
Even they started getting impatient, yet this person sat calmly and answered the doctor’s questions precisely?
They were mentally prepared for repeatedly scolding him, even forcibly holding him down.
How come it’s so easy now?
...
An hour and a half later, the [Wechsler Intelligence Test] concluded.
The interns in training consultants, despite only observing, were exhausted, soon taking restroom breaks, temporary rests, or studying in other assessment rooms, more than half left, leading the front was Blue Tie.
The assessment room suddenly emptied halfway.
Curly Hair Doctor glanced at Nan Zhubin. Before the question "shall we take a break" was spoken, Nan Zhubin seemingly directly opened the second test.
[Combined Raven’s Test]
Unlike the [Wechsler Intelligence Test], the [Combined Raven Test] doesn’t measure so widely, more inclined to assess the test-taker’s logical reasoning ability unrelated to educational or cultural background.
This is a non-verbal reasoning test, not requiring any language comprehension ability, the test-taker only needs to judge by observing the internal arrangement rules of graphic sequences.