Choice Function Admissibility on TruthfulQA: A Pre-Registered Test of the Goldilocks-Zone Hypothesis

Gregory Wheeler

DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/dqbmg
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.17605/osf.io/dqbmg,
  title = {Choice Function Admissibility on TruthfulQA: A Pre-Registered Test of the Goldilocks-Zone Hypothesis},
  author = {Gregory Wheeler},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.17605/osf.io/dqbmg},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/dqbmg}
}

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TI  - Choice Function Admissibility on TruthfulQA: A Pre-Registered Test of the Goldilocks-Zone Hypothesis
AU  - Gregory Wheeler
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APA

Wheeler, G. (2026). Choice Function Admissibility on TruthfulQA: A Pre-Registered Test of the Goldilocks-Zone Hypothesis. https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/dqbmg

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