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Zulu123

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A psychologist developed a new measure of stage fright. He gave the test to 30 students and divided them into those scoring high and those scoring low. Next, he watched the students for signs of anxiety just before each was to give a talk in front of a class. What was the psychologist trying to establish by watching the students before their talk?
 
  A. Internal consistency
  B. Behavioral validation
  C. Discriminant validity
  D. Test retest reliability

Question 2

Jessica is conducting a study of the personality of eighth-graders with high achievement motivation. She discovers from statistical analysis that her test's items are measuring more than one concept. You might tell Jessica that she has a problem with
 
  A. internal consistency.
  B. reliability.
  C. statistical significance.
  D. predictive validity.


macybarnes

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


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