The New Simonian Personality Scale Had Test and Retest Scores

question 40

Multiple Choice

The new Simonian Personality Scale had test and retest scores that were very dissimilar, and it also appeared to show little predictive value. In addition, there was some uncertainty about precisely what the test was actually measuring. The Simonian Personality Scale has:

• A)high validity but low reliability.
• B)high reliability but low validity.
• C)low validity and high reliability.
• D)low validity and low reliability.

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