Exhibit 9-4: Following Is a List of Testing Practices

question 43

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 9-4: Following is a list of testing practices.Assuming other things are equal, indicate whether the practice would lower reliability, raise reliability, or neither.
-Refer to Exhibit 9-4.Adding 10 items similar to those already in the test

• A) lower reliability
• B) raise reliability
• C) neither raise nor lower reliability

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Definitions:

Toilet Training

The process of teaching a young child to use the toilet for urination and defecation.

Fixated

An intense focus or obsession with a particular subject, activity, or person, potentially leading to disregarding other aspects of life.

Laughter

The involuntary reaction to certain stimuli, characterized by the rhythmical, audible contraction of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system.

Infants

Very young children, typically under one year of age, who are in the earliest stage of human life.