Jasmine Took a Self-Administered Online Intelligence Test Three Times Yesterday

question 170

Multiple Choice

Jasmine took a self-administered online intelligence test three times yesterday and obtained scores of 124, 128, and 125. This made her feel great because the score she received from the psychologist last month at school was only a 95. What characteristic might the online test be lacking?

• A) Reliability
• B) Validity
• C) Both reliability and validity
• D) Nothing, the test appears to have both reliability and validity.

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