Which of the Following Ways of Modifying a Test Would

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ways of modifying a test would be most likely to decrease its internal-consistency reliability?

• A)Removing the items that are only weakly correlated with the other items
• B)Removing the items that are strongly correlated with most other items
• C)Adding new items that are only weakly correlated with the current items
• D)Adding new items that are strongly correlated with the current items
• E)None of the above modifications would systematically influence internal-consistency reliability.

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