Tom Wanted to Assess the Reliability of His Measure of Anxiety

question 20

Multiple Choice

Tom wanted to assess the reliability of his measure of anxiety so he had a group of introductory psychology students complete the measure of anxiety on March 3^rd and again on March 25^th. He then compared the scores that the students made on the two testing occasions using a statistical technique called correlation. He used this quantitative index as his measure of reliability. Tom used what method to assess reliability?

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

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Definitions:

Social Anxiety Disorder

A long-term psychological disorder where engaging in social interactions triggers unreasonable fear and anxiety.

Narrow or Broad

Refers to the scope or extent of something, which can be limited and specific (narrow) or wide and inclusive (broad).

Acquired or Lifelong

Terms describing whether a condition or trait was developed over time (acquired) or present from birth (lifelong).

Situational or Generalized

Refers to conditions or responses that can be either specific to a particular context (situational) or widespread across various contexts (generalized).