The Advantage of a Psychological Test, Assuming It Is Well

question 170

Multiple Choice

The advantage of a psychological test, assuming it is well constructed, rests on the fact that:

• A) most people are highly accurate in evaluating themselves.
• B) many people do not have an accurate view of themselves.
• C) they permit greater control over the situation than do laboratory observations.
• D) psychological tests allow researchers to make cause-and-effect statements.

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