The Sole Basis on Which Items Are Selected for Empirically

question 7

Multiple Choice

The sole basis on which items are selected for empirically derived personality scales is whether

• A) their content adequately reflects the construct to be measured.
• B) they are correlated with other items on the scales.
• C) the respondent will be willing and able to give an accurate self-assessment for them.
• D) they are answered differently by different kinds of people.

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