Eduardo Decided to Assess the Reliability of the Carbohydrate Craving

question 5

Multiple Choice

Eduardo decided to assess the reliability of the carbohydrate craving inventory he constructed. He had constructed two identical versions of the inventory and a group of 50 people took both versions. Then Eduardo compared the responses of these 50 people on the two versions of the craving inventory for his assessment of the reliability of the inventory. Eduardo used what method to assess reliability?

• A) test-retest
• B) equivalent forms
• C) split-half
• D) Cronbach's alpha

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Definitions:

Hypothesis Testing

A method in statistics used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds for the entire population.

Template Matching

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Personal Construct Theory

A psychological theory proposing that individuals organize their experiences into a system of personal constructs, which are used to interpret and predict events.

Constructs

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