Which of These Is True If a Test Has Low

question 153

Multiple Choice

Which of these is true if a test has low validity?

• A)People's scores improve only slightly with practice.
• B)People's scores do not accurately predict their performance on another task.
• C)Very few people have scores that are close to the mean for the population.
• D)Very few psychologists have experience in using the test.

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