Heinz Has Designed a New Test for Assessing Depression

question 63

Multiple Choice

Heinz has designed a new test for assessing depression. She has found that repeated administrations of the test have had consistent results across her sample subjects. We could say that her test has high

• A) psychometric soundness.
• B) reliability.
• C) validity.
• D) significance.
• E) efficacy.

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