If a Test Has High Reliability

question 134

Multiple Choice

If a test has high reliability,

• A) the test measures what the authors of the test claim it measures.
• B) people who do well on the test one day are likely to do well again another day.
• C) scores on the test correlate positively with performance in some other situation.
• D) the validity must be high also.

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Definitions:

Ducts

Tubes or passages in the body through which fluids pass.

Positron-Emission Tomography

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Radio Waves

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, used in communication systems to transmit data over long distances.

Magnetic Fields

A vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials.