Amy Develops a Career Test to Measure a Person's Interest

question 10

Multiple Choice

Amy develops a career test to measure a person's interest in teaching.She gives the test to Marcus whose scores indicate he is highly interested in teaching.She readministers the test to Marcus 1 month later, and this time Marcus's score indicates he is highly disinterested in teaching.One month later, she readministers the test, and Marcus's scores indicate his interests in teaching are neutral.Amy is beginning to question the test's ______.

• A)norms
• B)reliability
• C)concurrent validity
• D)criterion-related validity

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