Let's Say That You Designed an Intelligence Test Over 30

question 39

Multiple Choice

Let's say that you designed an intelligence test over 30 years ago and normed it to a mean of 100. However, you note that the mean today is about 130 and, consequently, you need to recalibrate. Your test is reflecting

• A) high reliability
• B) the Flynn effect
• C) low construct validity
• D) low criterion validity
• E) temporal contiguity

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