A Researcher Decides to See How Consistent a New Personality

question 138

Multiple Choice

A researcher decides to see how consistent a new personality test is by computing two scores. One score is the total of the odd-numbered items. The other score is the total of the even-numbered items.
What is the researcher assessing?

• A) validity
• B) test-retest reliability
• C) alternate forms reliability
• D) split-half reliability

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