Author Question: A reliable test A. measures what it was designed to measure. B. measures what it measures ... (Read 179 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

A reliable test

A. measures what it was designed to measure.
B. measures what it measures consistently.
C. has good validity.
D. measures many different concepts at once.

Question 2

A personality researcher administered her new measure of self esteem to a group of participants. She waited two weeks and then gave the test to the same people again. She found that scores on the test changed quite a bit during the two week period. Many participants who had scored low during the first administration scored high the second time, and many who had scored high initially scored low on the second administration. What problem does the researcher have with the new test?

A. Poor reliability
B. Poor internal consistency
C. Poor congruent validity
D. Poor face validity