MrGannon Tells His Class That He Is Going to Give

question 17

Multiple Choice

Mr.Gannon tells his class that he is going to give them an intelligence test.The test,he says,is only a page long and will accurately tell him whether or not each student has a high IQ.When Moira receives her copy of the test,she sees that the questions include items like "Mr.Gannon is the best teacher I've ever had" and "I tell my parents what a good job Mr.Gannon does when he is teaching me." Clearly,Moira thinks,this test has little

• A) internal consistency.
• B) crystallized intelligence.
• C) construct validity.
• D) criterion-related validity.

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