Re: The price of oil

On 02.10.2022 13.12, Merlyne wrote:

>>> when I was at uni, I got a job one summer working with a psychology
>>> lab. I was basically a guinea pig for the summer. It paid really
>>> well. I got to work with a hypnotist which adult me is now nervous
>>> about. One of the experiments they also did was to assess how alcohol
>>> impairs one's brain. I had to take a standard IQ test and then have a
>>> drink and then take another IQ test etc.  My scores kept getting
>>> better up to and including the 3rd drink but after that, it was
>>> chaos.I'm not a psychologist, but I can see that drunk people
>>> wouldn't give a shit about taking a stupid test.
>>
>> ...or not being able to read the instructions. The getting better with
>> each test is a thing, though. Being familiar with the type of problem
>> the tests contains helps significantly.
>>
> 
> At work, I have to go through second language assessment every 5 years
> to supervise since I'm not fully bilingual. The reading and writing
> tests are multiple guess exams. When in doubt, pick B. They have these
> workshops to prepare for the exams which is basically doing practice
> tests all day. Eventually patterns appear.

Patterns of the language I hope - not just patterns of when to pick B.
Or you could - and this is only a suggestion - learn french and subject 
yourself to it from time to time.

BeH