Brenda Is Developing a Test to Identify Children Who Are

question 51

Multiple Choice

Brenda is developing a test to identify children who are likely to become "school refusers" (i.e. ,they refuse to attend school) .She finds that the test is very accurate in identifying girls,but tends to be far less accurate in identifying boys at risk.This is particularly distressing to Brenda,as children identified as potential school refusers receive more positive attention and additional services from the school.Brenda is concerned about the test's ____.

• A)face validity
• B)consequential validity
• C)test-retest reliability
• D)split-half reliability

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