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We'd have to poll people to really know which terms are more easily remembered. But here's how I'm thinking of it: a test says yes or no: is the thing present
by abecedarius 8y ago
We'd have to poll people to really know which terms are more easily remembered.
But here's how I'm thinking of it: a test says yes or no: is the thing present or not? And right/wrong is the correctness of the test. I can't see people easily getting confused and thinking "wrong yes" means that a test correctly said that the thing is not there. Anyone would think it means that the test incorrectly said the thing is there (among all the four possible meanings we're concerned about). OTOH false and negative could each more easily mean either wrong or absent.
But I may be wrong! This is only my best proposal.