The Problem with Using the GRE to Determine Whether Students

question 54

Multiple Choice

The problem with using the GRE to determine whether students who have already been admitted to graduate school should be given their degrees is that

• A)the criterion validity of the GRE is not well enough established.
• B)the sample size is too small.
• C)the causes of performance at the school where this procedure is used might be different than the causes of performance at the schools where the GRE was validated.
• D)this policy confuses the predictor and the criterion.

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