A Professor Gives the Same Test Twice

question 79

Multiple Choice

A professor gives the same test twice. Most of those who failed it the first time get scores close to the class average the second time. Most of those who did very well the first time also get scores close to average the second time. Therefore the test has

• A) high reliability.
• B) low reliability.
• C) average validity.
• D) high validity.

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IQ

A score derived from standardized assessments designed to measure human intelligence.

Cause-And-Effect

A relationship between two variables where a change in one variable (cause) directly results in a change in another variable (effect).

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Grade Point Average, a standardized measure of academic achievement calculated by averaging the numerical values assigned to grade letters.