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:

Prophase

The first stage of cell division in both mitosis and meiosis, characterized by the condensation of the chromatin and the formation of the mitotic spindle.

Meiosis

A form of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them.

Gametes

The reproductive cells (sperm and egg) that combine during sexual reproduction to form a new organism.

Polyploid Cells

Cells that contain more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes, often seen in plants.