Test-Retest Reliability Is Expected to Be High When

question 46

Multiple Choice

Test-retest reliability is expected to be high when

• A) the intervening time period between initial test and retest is at least several months.
• B) the variable being assessed is a long-standing personality trait.
• C) the variable being assessed is a temporary syndrome.
• D) more than one of the above

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