A Test Might Not Appear to Be a Good Test

question 13

Multiple Choice

A test might not appear to be a good test of intelligence and yet it might do a very good job of predicting how well someone does in school. That is, this test

• A)has both face validity and predictive validity
• B)has criterion validity but not face validity
• C)is reliable but not valid
• D)has criterion validity but lacks reliability

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