Simon Developed Two Forms of an Anxiety Questionnaire

question 105

Multiple Choice

Simon developed two forms of an anxiety questionnaire. In the second form, he changed the wording and order of the questions. He administered both forms to the same group of participants two weeks apart. While scoring the tests, Simon realizes that the participants' answers to the different forms of the test are dissimilar. In this case, the tests are said to have:

• A) high test-retest reliability.
• B) low test-retest reliability.
• C) high alternate form reliability.
• D) low alternate form reliability.

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