Why software testing is sometimes ineffective: two applied studies of positive test strategy.

The term positive test strategy describes the tendency to test a hypothesis with test cases that confirm (i.e., aim to support) rather than disconfirm the hypothesis. Most demonstrations of this phenomenon have involved relatively abstract problems. The authors suggest that people use a positive t...

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Published in:	Journal of Applied Psychology Vol. 79; pp. 142 - 156
Main Authors:	Teasley, Barbee E., Leventhal, Laura Marie, Mynatt, Clifford R.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association February 1994
Subjects:	Hypothesis Computer software testing
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost