Because a Person's True Abilities Can Change Between Two Administrations

question 3

Multiple Choice

Because a person's true abilities can change between two administrations of a test, it is generally true that

• A) test-retest procedures cannot produce good reliability estimates.
• B) the shorter the time between the two administrations, the higher the reliability.
• C) the length of time between two administrations has little effect on reliability.
• D) a test developer needs to calculate coefficient alpha to estimate stability.

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