The Process of Constructing a Psychological Test by Including Items

question 16

Multiple Choice

The process of constructing a psychological test by including items on a clinical scale only if test takers with that diagnosis responded to that item differently than other groups is referred to as

• A) the criterion-group method.
• B) the projective hypothesis.
• C) profile analysis.
• D) common factors.

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