If a Test Has Low Predictive Validity, Then

question 99

Multiple Choice

If a test has low predictive validity, then

• A) someone who scores high one time will probably get a below-average score the next time.
• B) someone who scores high one time will probably get just an average score the next time.
• C) the test does not measure what it is supposed to measure.
• D) the questions have not yet been standardized on a large population.

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens (MT)

A logical form of argument that concludes the inverse of an antecedent from the negation of the consequent of a conditional statement.

Constructive Dilemma (CD)

A form of argument in which, from two conditional statements and the affirmation of their antecedents, one infers the affirmation of their consequents.

Atomic Sentences

Simple sentences that cannot be broken down into smaller sentences without losing meaning.

Truth Table

A tabular method for representing the logical relationships of statements or propositions by showing every possible combination of truth values.