If the Average Correlation Among the Items on a Scale

question 34

Multiple Choice

If the average correlation among the items on a scale of self-esteem is r = .15, we can say that the scale has

• A) high content validity.
• B) low internal consistency.
• C) high internal consistency.
• D) high construct validity.

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